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 ... associated with the Louisiana-based team and ...

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.

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 “direct descendant of the Kings of France” over ...

Messier claimed that he and his family own “intellectual property rights to the Fleur ... with the Louisiana-based team and is displayed on players’ helmets. The fleur-de-lis has long been ...