has now lost at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and at the Federal Circuit in his quest for the Saints' registration of the fleur-de-lis design mark to be canceled. Chief Judge Kimberly A.

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 ...

"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.

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.

“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 ...

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.