Prince Harry’s latest move backfired in an embarrassing blow just hours before his Invictus speech

Prince Harry suffered a setback in the US just hours before his anticipated speech at the Invictus Games in London. His efforts to brand his charity Sentebale hit an unexpected snag.

The Duke of Sussex co-founded Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 to help children and youth in Lesotho and Botswana, particularly those affected by HIV/AIDS, by providing healthcare, education, life skills, advocacy, training professional and climate resilience support.

According to royal commentator Richard Eden of the Daily Mail, Harry’s ambitions to expand the charity’s reach in the US have been hampered by “running into US trademark difficulties which are, at least for now, thwarting expansion plans of its operations in America’. a break in his plans for now.

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Harry’s application sought to market Sentebale in various categories, including “mental health care services”, “psychological counseling and mental health services”, as well as “providing immunizations”, “campaigning”, “organising conferences, seminars, courses, workshops and other events’ and ‘production of audio and/or video recordings’.

However, the US Patent and Trademark Office rejected the application, despite acknowledging that “there are no conflicting (trademarks)”. The bureau criticized many of the categories as being too broadly defined, often labeling them as “considered too vague,” and also disapproved of the use of “and/or” in the application, saying it is “generally not supported,” the bureau reports . Express.

The Guidelines are clear about the need for specificity in trademark applications, stating: “An application must specify, in an explicit manner, certain goods and services on or in connection with which the applicant uses or has a bona fide intention to use use. , brand (in trade)”.

Meanwhile, financial records recently handed to the Charity Commission show that contributions to the charity from the American Friends of Sentebale Foundation have fallen significantly over the past year, falling from £1.2 million to just £610,000.

In related news, Prince Harry returned to the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. He is scheduled to give a reading at St. Paul’s Cathedral during the memorial service.

Just yesterday he was spotted with Invictus CEO Dominic Reid OBE at the Honorable Artillery Company in London. A representative for Prince Harry has confirmed that he has no plans to meet his father the King during this visit and will soon travel to Nigeria with his wife Meghan later in the week.