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ARTICLE · 13 APRIL 2021

The Story That Gripped The World

Recollections may vary, but everyone knows the story well enough. A seemingly embittered Harry and Meghan end their long silence...

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Recollections may vary, but everyone knows the story well enough.  A seemingly embittered Harry and Meghan end their long silence, making some rather colourful claims in the process. Some are not amused – Meghan is the one who is driving all of this nonsense is the well...arch response! But Her Majesty manages to keep her cool, saying very little. Respect for the monarch seems to remain intact.

We are, of course, referring to the jaw-dropping trademark opposition matter that has been going on in the Philippines, the one in which a local man called Soriano has applied to register the trade mark Archewell Harvatera for cosmetics and fragrances. The Sussexes, who adopted a relatively low profile for quite some time, have opposed this trade mark application, claiming that it is confusingly similar to their trade mark Archewell, a trade mark that they have sought to register in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, China, EU, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand,

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