The New Orleans Saints' logo is one of the best in the NFL, and it will stay that way after a court ruled in their favor on a lawsuit centered around the fleur-de-lis symbol. The U.S. Court of ...

However, the court ruled that his claim has no evidence, suggesting that neither Messier nor his family currently use the fleur-de-lis in any commercial capacity to merit consideration.

“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. Nor has he alleged that he is, in any manner, involved in ...

(CNN) — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a legal claim against the NFL’s New Orleans Saints from a man who says he is the ...

In the contemporary United States, the fleur-de-lis has a less divine presence when Saints players tackle other teams' players-but that has legal significance, the judges note. Under trademark law ...

That branch of royalty, according to him, owns the rights to the fleur-de-lis design used as the Saints' logo. He lost the case in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the Federal Circuit.