The Saints have used a fleur-de-lis mark since they started playing in the NFL in 1967. The team also secured a trademark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the mark in 1974.

"Mr. Messier has not alleged that he or his family make, offer for sale, or sell any products or services using a fleur-de-lis design," the court wrote in its decision, per IP Watchdog. "Nor has ...

In 2023, Michael Messier filed a petition to cancel the Saints’ service mark, “a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol for use in connection with ‘entertainment services in the form of professional ...

The design, which features the words ‘Defend New Orleans’ and a skull with spikes and a fleur-de-lis, can now be found on t-shirts, pins, and the front of the DNO flagship store in the Garden ...

NFL officials claimed the fleur-de-lis design violated NFL trademarks, HSI confirmed Sunday. NFL claims trademark infringement on fleur-de-lis hats | News | nola.com Skip to main content ...

The fleur-de-lis has long been associated with the French royalty, its origins going back almost 1,000 years.. Messier’s initial petition to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board was dismissed in ...