New Orleans Saints win lawsuit over fleur-de-lis trademark filed by ‘direct descendant of the Kings of France’ By Ben Morse , CNN 2 min read ...

A quick review of last season would reveal the obvious: the Saints' defensive depth chart lacked quality, versatile players. Yes, New Orleans was hit with a lot of injuries in 2008, especially on ...

Q: Can the NFL really trademark a local symbol such as the fleur de lis? I have been coming to New Orleans as a second home for 25 years. My family lives there and I think of the fleur de lis as ...

CNN has reached out to the Saints’ legal representative for comment. The Saints were granted a trademark by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 1974 to use a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol ...

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 ...

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a legal claim against the NFL’s New Orleans Saints ...

The Saints were granted a trademark by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 1974 to use a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol having become a professional NFL team in 1967.. Since then, the symbol – a ...