Meghan Markle’s impending lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard has been dealt a fresh blow after its trademark application had been refused.

The Duchess of Sussex’s application was rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), who warned that businesses cannot trademark geographical locations, The Telegraph reports.

American Riviera is a sweet nod to Santa Barbara, Calif., where Markle resides with her husband Prince Harry and their two children.

The USPTO said on Saturday the addition of the word Orchard “does not diminish the primarily geographical descriptiveness of the applied for mark.”

It added that since there is a location mentioned in the brand’s name, “a public association of the goods and services with the place is presumed.”

Markle’s team considers the pushback “routine and expected” when filing for trademarks. It expects to respond in due course, The Post hears.

The government agency also warned that the “Suits” alum’s product descriptions could fit into multiple trademark categories, the outlet adds.

The document also included screenshots of another Santa Barbara-based company using the term “American Riviera” to sell a candle, proving that the nickname is widely associated with the area.

However, that evidence was deemed not enough, as the USPTO said the purpose of such rulings is “to leave geographic names free for all businesses operating in the same area to inform customers where their goods or services originate.”

“Furthermore, the purchasing public would be likely to believe that the goods and services originate in the geographic place identified in the mark because the attached evidence shows that applicant’s founder, ie, Meghan Markle, resides in the geographic place identified in the mark,” it added, per the outlet.

The former actress, 43, now has three months to address the response made by the USPTO, or risks having her application dropped.

She must also pay an additional $700 to move forward with the trademark filing.

The mom of two unveiled her new business venture in March, teasing its impending launch. But six months later, there’s still no release date or information about the products that customers can expect to be up for sale.

While products from her brand are not available for purchase yet, Markle sent out jars of strawberry jam to an exclusive group of celebs in April, prompting a “strong start” to the company’s rollout.

Since then, the mom of two has sent dog biscuits to her celeb pals and has teased a future rosé wine range.

Earlier this year, it was reported that Markle could be looking to make a whopping seven-figure sum within the first year of launching the brand.

There’s a new doctor in the house for those needing immediate care —  and CityMD may need to watch its back.

NYU Langone Health on Tuesday launched a new walk-in service at two recently opened clinics to help connect patients with primary care physicians in its system, the hospital giant announced.

The “Care on Demand” program provides a new and appointment-free way for New Yorkers to “procure the full spectrum of top-ranked clinical specialists available at one of our more than 300 locations,” NYU Langone CEO Robert Grossman said.

NYU Langone opened a primary care facility on Aug. 19 on Hudson Street in the West Village and another a week later near East 83rd Street on the Upper East Side.

On-site clinicians can also treat maladies that include allergy and asthma symptoms, gastrointestinal issues and viral illnesses such as influenza and COVID-19.

The new clinics differ from urgent care centers like CityMD, which are used to treat non-life-threatening medical problems that require prompt attention when a primary care doctor is unavailable.

The primary care centers, meanwhile, are best for routine check-ups, managing chronic conditions and preventive care such as cancer screenings and vaccinations.

The concept “offers not only convenient care, but continuity of care all across our entire network,” said Andrew Brotman, NYU Langone’s chief clinical officer.

“This includes access to the NYU Langone Health app, and the NYU Langone Health MyChart patient portal, which connects each patient with Virtual Urgent care, telemedicine appointments, lab results and easy communication with their providers.”

Some tourists are no longer seeking a relaxing vacation — but rather are on the hunt for serious adventure. More visitors are traveling to countries that the State Department advises against, for a variety of reasons, according to travel experts who shared insights with Fox News Digital.

In a trend known as dark tourism, “risk travelers” are visiting countries such as Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan today. Dark tourism involves travelers visiting the sites of natural disasters, mass murders or other events or situations in which something bad has happened. 

One man in his 20s, Eli Snyder, from Kansas City, Missouri, backpacked through Afghanistan.

“I live for visiting places as dissimilar as possible from how I’ve grown up in suburban America outside of Kansas City,” he told Newsweek back in May.

“Sometimes this means visiting a dangerous place. But it remains true, as I’d much rather visit Pyongyang [the North Korean capital] than Winnipeg.”

Rob DelliBovi, CEO of RDB Hospitality Group and based in New York, told Fox News via email that he calls this trend “thematic travel.”

“A lot of people ‘collect’ experiences, and some are more sinister than others,” he said. 

“It can be compared to people who travel just to eat a great meal – only the other side of the coin emotionally.”

He added, “If they’re going to a place with a travel warning or a hurricane coming, etc., it’s also an added ‘thrill’ of being there and making it out,” he said. 

DelliBovi said the Middle East definitely has the most volume in terms of visitors to dangerous areas — followed by Central America and then Africa.

A senior director at FocusPoint — a company for critical event management, specializing in providing emergency responses for individuals and organizations — told Fox News Digital there is a reason a country or region is designated as a “do not travel” area. 

“What we often see [are] persons who purchase our membership and then visit a country that is a Level 3 (recommend against travel) — and then, during their stay, the country becomes a Level 4 (do not travel),” said the director.

The company does not sell travel insurance but provides travel risk memberships, both short-term and annual plans.  

“Countries are assigned a Travel Advisory, Level 1-4,” a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

“The levels of advice in our Travel Advisories are based on established risk indicators such as crime, terrorism, kidnapping or hostage taking, civil unrest, natural disasters, health, wrongful detention, and other potential risks.” 

Afghanistan, Lebanon, Haiti, Iran and Bangladesh, among other countries, are listed as Level 4 “do not travel” areas. 

When asked about what dangerous countries Americans have been visiting, the spokesperson said, “US citizens are not required to register their travel to a foreign country with us, so we cannot track with fidelity how many US citizens are in any particular country.”

A FocusPoint international senior director said the government is not going to assist you” in most cases. 

The director added, “Your government is not going to evacuate you under most circumstances.”

FocusPoint memberships do not cover in-country responses for persons who travel to a country where their home country’s government — or the Home Office of Canada and Britain, or the US State Department — provide “do not travel” guidance.

“During an emergency, the US government may have very limited ability to provide assistance,” said a State Department spokesperson.  

“Conditions in any country may change at any time.”

A Chicago man who allegedly shot and killed four passengers at random as they were sleeping on a train on Monday has been charged. 

Rhanni S. Davis, 30, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, Fox Chicago reported. 

The four victims were sleeping on a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train around 5:30 a.m. when they were shot, authorities said. 

Rhanni S. Davis, 30, of Chicago allegedly shot and killed four passengers sleeping on a Chicago-area train.

The train arrived at the Forest Park station and CTA workers notified police. 

Three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center before being pronounced dead. 

Two of the victims were identified as Adrian Collins, 60, and Simeon Bihesi, 28. The other two victims have so far been identified only as a male and a female.

Davis fled the scene after the shootings but was arrested on the CTA’s Pink Line. Police reportedly recovered a gun during the arrest.

“This heinous and egregious act of violence should never have occurred, nonetheless on a public transit train,” the CTA said in a statement. 

Surveillance video allegedly showed Davis walking through a train car and shooting three of the victims seated separately, police said.

The fourth victim was in a different car.