MEGHAN MARKLE has attempted to trademark the term “archetypes” as the title of her upcoming Spotify programme.

Despite the fact that the ancient Greek phrase has been used in English since the 1540s, the Duchess of Sussex filed the application last month.

The definition of archetype is “representative of an initial object from which others are copied.”

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has listed an application to trademark it by Archewell Audio, Prince Harry and Meghan’s production firm.

It is classified as “goods and services,” and it includes a large range of related commodities such as digital audio recordings and podcasts.

All of the items pertain to “the domains of cultural treatment of women and stereotypes confronting women.”

If the trademark is awarded, Archewell Audio will hold it rather than Spotify, which reportedly paid Harry and Meghan £18 million for their cooperation in 2020.

According to the Daily Mail, Meghan might face a legal fight from firms who use the term in their names, such as the cosmetics and cleaning goods company Archetypes, which already has a trademark.

It comes after the duchess announced the launching of Archetypes, her first solo podcast, this summer.

The series will investigate labels and preconceptions “that aim to keep women back,” and each episode will include conversations with experts and historians.

“And how do they continue to appear and define our lives?”

In a preview of the types of guests who will appear, the duchess added: “Archetypes is a podcast where we dissect, explore, and subvert the labels that try to limit women’s potential.

“I’ll be speaking with women who are all too aware of how these stereotypes affect our stories.

“I’ll also chat to historians to figure out how we got here in the first place.”

So far, Harry and Meghan’s lone podcast appearance has been a 35-minute ‘Christmas special’ in December 2020, which will feature celebrity acquaintances Elton John and James Corden.