PRINCE Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have become embroiled in a curious trademark lawsuit, arguing about the name of a deodorant sold in the Philippines.
The World Trademark Review website notes a Jul 2020 application from a businessman named Victor Martin Soriano for a new antiperspirant called "Archewell Harvatera".
A formal opposition notice to the name has been lodged with the Intellectual Property of the Philippines by Cobblestone Lane LLC, the former royal couple's private company.
Archewell happens to be the name of the Duke and Duchess' private foundation which aims to "unleash the power of compassion to drive systemic cultural change".
But in the Philippines the term is apparently also being already used for branding a range of products including engagement rings and cosmetics.
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