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In a major blow to her embattled #American #Riviera #Orchard home goods brand, the Duchess of Sussex,
#Meghan #Markle's effort to trademark her homemade jams and other household goods has landed her in another sticky situation with the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office, after previous bungles and last year's failures to secure rights for her new podcast, #Archewell.

The Patent Office rejected the application on Aug. 31, saying businesses are not allowed to trademark geographical locations,
including the "American Riviera"
-- the coastline around their Montecito home.

The refusal also revealed a slew of problems with her filing, including her apparent failure to sign the application.

The USPTO admonished #Prince
#Harry and his wife for giving vague descriptions of her products that covered multiple trademark categories.

"Registration is refused because the application is primarily geographically-based with the name American Riviera, widely known as a nickname for #Santa #Barbara California.