The cat named Tobermory remained at the distillery while Ledaig later moved to Browns Hardware Shop.

An earlier work (with no association to the town) featuring a troublesome talking cat named 'Tobermory' appeared in a collection of short stories by Saki titled The Chronicles of Clovis in 1911.

As part of the creative work, the artist documented the process of creating and promoting his fictional celebrity cat on the Facebook page.

There followed a long running legal dispute centering on creative rights leading to publisher Birlinn challenging the artists trademark "Tobermory Cat" in both the UK and USA.

Birlinn raised an opposition action against Angus Stewart's Tobermory Cat trademark at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 30 October 2014.

On 27 July 2015 a public statement was released by both parties, the matter having been resolved by means of a license agreement.