As it struggles to launch, Meghan Markle's lifestyle company American Riviera Orchard faces another trademark obstacle.
After the USPTO denied a trademark for the brand name, the government challenged the company's logo days later.
The issue is how the application describes the logo, not its design. The trademark office criticized a discrepancy in how the letter “O” appears and is described in writing.
The paper noted, “The current mark description indicates that the letter ‘O’ appears in the mark. However, the letter is now visible or so styled that it is unidentifiable. Not all mark elements are described, hence the description is incomplete.
The trademark body advised Markle's brand on how to alter their application.
“If accurate, describe as follows: The mark is a double-lined octagon with stylized and overlapping letters ‘AR’ and ornamental and looping lines. The trademark office responded to Markle's application by saying the latter ‘A’ has a stylized flower at the top.
American Riviera Orchard aims to sell several products, but the document found certain descriptions “too broad.” The descriptions of bath soap, cocktail napkins, pans, forks, strainers, spoons, spreaders, spatulas, whisks, and tongs needed editing.
American Riviera Orchard has gotten various office actions for its trademark application, a source told The Post. Such notes are standard when submitting trademarks, they said.