Ivanka Trump has been granted five new trademarks (Image: GETTY)
The trademarks include ones for wedding dresses, sunglasses and child care centres. They were approved on Sunday, according to Fox News. Trademarks regarding brokerage, charitable fundraising and art valuation services were approved earlier this month.
As long as there are no objections, the trademarks will be finalised in 90 days.
However Ivanka, who applied for the trademarks in 2016 and 2017, shut down her clothing brand in July.
A spokesman for the President said trade applications are a routine practice to safeguard her name from copycats.
But ethics experts have raised concerns about the first family’s business dealings and how they may be benefiting from Trump’s foreign policy.
Ivanka Trump is a senior adviser in her father's administration (Image: GETTY)
Expanding intellectual property holdings in particular have caused disquiet, particularly in China where courts tend to reflect the will of the Communist Party.
Some believe asking for these valuable holdings could weaken Trump’s position in government negotiations.
Jordan Libowitz, a spokesman for watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, argued the number and type of trademarks granted is “troubling”.
He said: “The
