Meghan's quest to secure the trademark for "Archetypes" began in March of the previous year but faced rejection by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in January due to potential confusion with an existing trademark of the same name.
Interestingly, the word "archetypes," which has been part of the English language for 470 years, had already been registered by a U.S.-based company, Project Miracle IP Holdings, back in May 2018. Financial constraints compelled Meghan to abandon her pursuit of the trademark due to the inability to cover the associated costs.
Sources reveal that Meghan's financial difficulties extend to the point where she cannot sustain the operations of ARCA Well Audio. This morning, the entire call staff, including Harrison Colcord, Beth Harley, Clara Laughlin, Cena Net, Miranda Barbat, Chanel Sonic, and Serena Regan, removed their job titles at Artful Audio from their LinkedIn profiles. This strongly suggests that Meghan may have been unable to meet her staff's salary obligations, a situation disheartening for those who invested significant time, money, and effort in the fight for the trademark application.
Meghan's reliance on legal threats and coercion to achieve her goals, though unsuccessful in this instance, has left a small company ill-prepared for the onslaught. There is an increasing likelihood that Meghan Markle may separate from Prince Harry of Sussex as her investments crumble. Her extravagant spending, exemplified by a $100,000 expenditure on PR for the Invictus Games, appears to have left her in a precarious financial position. Her focus on personal gain is evident as ARCA Well seems to attach its name to charitable endeavors, redirecting 95 percent of the revenue towards itself, with only five percent designated for charity.
Harry's apparent distancing from Meghan implies an impending divorce, potentially leading to a division of assets. In the wake of their separation, there has been speculation about relocating the show to another platform, possibly Amazon. However, recent documents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suggest that any migration would entail a rebranding effort.
In June of the current year, Meghan's multi-million pound Spotify deal collapsed when it was announced that the "Archetypes" podcast would not be renewed for a second season. Officially, this decision was framed as mutual between the streaming giant and Artful Audio, the company owned by the Duchess and Prince Harry. However, insiders claim that the discontinuation resulted from the couple's failure to produce sufficient content to justify the full payout. Notably, a Spotify executive, Bill Simmons, characterized them as "grifters."
Despite the setback with Spotify, applications submitted to the USPTO indicate that ARCA Well continued to pursue trademark protection for the "Archetypes" podcast title even after the Spotify deal had been terminated. Nevertheless, after an unsuccessful 17-month battle to secure the title's protection, the application has now been withdrawn. Although the "Archetypes" podcast initially garnered an estimated 11 million weekly listeners, by its 10th episode, it had plummeted to 22nd place in Spotify's U.S. rankings.
