Listen to this articleFive trademarks have been granted to Ivanka Trump from China for her current company as her father’s administration continues negotiating with Beijing over trade. The Associated Press reported that trademarks were approved on Sunday for wedding dresses, sunglasses, and child care centers. An additional trademark about brokerage, charitable fundraising, and art valuation services was approved earlier current month. The applications were filed in 2016 and 2017. The process for the trademarks has moved forward during current month as trade talks between White House negotiators and China have appeared to progress.
The AP also indicated that there are no objections and the trademarks will now be finalized within the next 3-months. Experts have previously raised concerns regarding the Trump family’s business dealings and how they could appear to benefit from the administration’s foreign policy. The Washington Post reported in August that the Trump International Hotel in New York saw rental revenue increase by 13% in the first few months of 2018. It was after associates of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stayed at the luxury hotel in March. Besides Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, and the Philippines have all reportedly booked rooms or hosted events at Trump hotels.
Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh informed CNBC, “this was just another piece of evidence that Donald Trump is violating the nation’s original anti-corruption law. He’s getting payments from foreign governments”. Frosh said, “Everybody in the country has an interest in being protected from the president prioritizing his bottom line over our interest as a country”. Ivanka Trump announced last summer that she will shut down her company to focus on her role in the White House. The Hill reported that she is currently serving as a close adviser to her father. But, it appears that she may intend to reopen her business at a later time with her trademarks moving forward in China.
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