Meghan Markle’s American Riviera Orchard Trademarks Just Hit Its Biggest Hurdle Yet

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Meghan Markle’s ********* Riviera Orchard Trademarks Just Hit Its Biggest Hurdle Yet

It’s been months, and there’s still no word on a release date for

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, the Duchess of Sussex’s brand,

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. In fact, the brand just hit another major hurdle, and it may delay the brand even further, or call for a complete makeover.

Okay, so before we get into the latest hurdle, you need to know about how Meghan has been dealing with a lot of

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(USPTO). In Aug 2024, the USPTO denied her application for ********* Riviera Orchard (ARO) because businesses cannot trademark geographical locations, even despite the inclusion of “Orchard” in the brand title.”

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confirmed that they’ve hit another major snag, specifically from a rival lifestyle brand called Harry & David. The brand filed a protest against Meghan’s brand, noting how it’s too similar to their “Royal Riviera” product line.

The brand claimed there would be a “likelihood of confusion,” and now, the trademark issues have been escalated to bring in to Marco Wright, the Trademark Office’s examining attorney.

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These issues, coupled with the fact that nothing else has happened since she made that

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account at the beginning of 2024, may mean that ARO may not see the light of day for quite some time. Along with that, even if it does, Carla Horvath, a public relations expert, exclusively told SheKnows earlier this year that Meghan may have waited too long.

She said, “This is just another example of her ******** to launch and lack of creativity, in which there will be diminishing interest as time goes on.”

Click here to see a complete timeline of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s feud with the royal family.

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