Meghan Markle admits to making ‘mistakes’ with botched As Ever brand launch: ‘It’s a learning curve’

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Meghan Markle is still getting used to all the ups and downs of being a business owner.

In a new interview, Markle admitted she has made some “mistakes” while developing her lifestyle brand, As Ever, which has faced a series of trademark issues since its debut last year.

“There are tons of twists and turns — even with the name,” she told People Monday. “I was figuring it out in real time.”

Meghan Markle admitted she has made some “mistakes” with the roll out of her lifestyle brand. meghan/Instagram She renamed the brand As Ever last month. As Ever

In March 2024, Markle announced her new project, American Riviera Orchard — inspired by the “nickname for Santa Barbara” — which a source told Page Six she had “been working for over a year.”

However, last month, the Duchess of Sussex revealed she was renaming it “As Ever” due to a series of trademark setbacks.

Despite the issues playing out on the world stage, Markle told People she has learned a lot from the experience.

“I appreciate everyone who gave me the grace to make mistakes and figure it out and also to be forgiving with myself through that,” she said. “It’s a learning curve.”

The business was originally called American Riviera Orchard. @meghan/Instagram However, she had to change the name due to trademark issues. / SplashNews.com

Along with the new name, Markle also unveiled a brand-new website and logo, which seemingly paid tribute to her romance with Prince Harry.

Markle plans to sell her signature jam, homewares and other unknown products on the site — which is set to launch this spring.

However, she reportedly won’t be able to sell clothes under the new name.

The former royal, 43, faced yet another trademark issue after her application to sell aprons and other items received a “partial rejection” from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

“I was figuring it out in real time,” she told People. Zak Hussein / SplashNews.com She is grateful of the people who have her “grace to make mistakes and figure it out.” Anadolu via Getty Images

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The office cited the similarities to the Chinese clothing company ASEVER, which supplies to stores like H&M.

“The marks are identical in sound and virtually identical in appearance and are thus confusingly similar for the purposes of determining likelihood of confusion,” the rejection document read, per documents obtained by the Daily Mail.

However, Markle has since removed mentions of clothing in her revised trademark application, which was ultimately approved.

As Ever’s first products will launch sometime this spring. As Ever Meanwhile, her Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan” comes out March 4. YouTube/Netflix

The “Suits” alum has been dealing with the slight hiccups while simultaneously working on her new Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan.”

Like her lifestyle brand, the series revolves around her personal passions— from cooking to crafting and decorating for dinner parties.

“The series is about doing what you can do,” she told the outlet, “and doing it with love.”

“With Love, Meghan” is out March 4.

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