<div dir="ltr"><div>I just saw this article as well about the mayor of a town on Majorca, Spain threatening to sue Markle: <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-markle-legal-action-logo-as-ever-majorca-plagiarism-b1212011.html">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-markle-legal-action-logo-as-ever-majorca-plagiarism-b1212011.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>So both her name and logo seem to be infringing on different marks. I don't wish her any ill will, but it's nice to have such a public example of why you should do the proper diligence when you decide to launch a brand. </div><div><br></div><div>And keep in mind that she already had to scuttle her previous brand name, American Riviera Orchard. It was simply the nickname for Santa Barbara, California and thus geographically descriptive, plus it was arguably confusingly similar to Royal Riviera. I checked and confirmed that it received a geographic descriptiveness refusal at the USPTO and then Royal Riviera filed a letter of protest based on their existing registrations.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br>\u2014</div><div><br><div>Jeremy</div></div></div><div><br></div>Jeremy Peter Green Eche<br>Founder and Managing Attorney, JPG Legal<br><br>Office: (917) 268-7054 | Direct: (917) 310-2207\u202c<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.jpglegal.com" target="_blank">www.jpglegal.com</a><br><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(71,71,71);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">254 36th St, Suite B541</span><br>Brooklyn, NY 11232<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 10:41\u202fPM Sharon Rubin via E-trademarks <<a href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Meghan\u2019s New Name? He\u2019s Been Using It for Years. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/style/meghan-markle-as-ever-brand-name-controversy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU4.4rtT.gtMHvjTwRbQ2" target="_blank">
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