https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8lkl18yy7o
Two London cab drivers who run a fashion business in their spare time have said they are being threatened with legal action by a US company with a similar name.
Daniel O’Connell and Pete Adams, who run Brixton Street Wear, said they received a revoke legal letter from a Californian company called Brixton LLC which demands they stop using the name Brixton.
"It's really frustrating," said Mr Adams. "How can you own a geographical place?"
The BBC has contacted Brixton LLC for comment and its lawyers, Groot & Evers.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13808441/meghan-markle-lifestyle-brand-american-riviera-orchard-trademark-product-launch.html
On August 31 the Patent Office denied her application, saying that businesses are not allowed to trademark geographic locations, including the nickname of the coastline around the Sussexes' Santa Barbara, California, home: 'the American Riviera'.