This was not something that she had in mind.
Unexpected news came out of the United States entity that regulates all trademarks and patents and it was not a good thing for Meghan Markle. The Duchess of Sussex was denied of her trademark application for her lifestyle brand.
It was American Riviera Orchard, the brand that was denied of the trademark, is the “baby” of Prince Harry’s wife. They have been living in California for some time now as they have called Santa Barbada their home and what might have to do with it.
According to reports, Meghan’s application was rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and nobody really understands why. Markle has been disappointed after the result of the petition.
The reason behind it all
According to sources, the reason that made the officials from the USPTO deny the petition was that a business cannot trademark geographical locations. The ruling came over the weekend.
The addition of the word “Orchard” had to do a lot with this decision as it was in the brand name. The actual name itself “does not diminish the primarily geographical descriptiveness of the applied for mark,” the source revealed.
Reports also indicate that there were some several problems with the application, as apparently Meghan Markle failed to sign the correct documents and product descriptions were vague, as it was a no brainer to deny the application.
