Homeland Security seized 2,000 fleur-de-lis hats seized from after NFL claimed trademark infringement Special agents appeared Southern Sun's warehouse in Elmwood and confiscated nearly 2,000 hats, alleging the fleur-de-lis design infringed on NFL trademarks. www.nola.com/news/nfl-fle... - ThreadSky

martajewson.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Homeland Security seized 2,000 fleur-de-lis hats seized from after NFL claimed trademark infringement

Special agents appeared Southern Sun's warehouse in Elmwood and confiscated nearly 2,000 hats, alleging the fleur-de-lis design infringed on NFL trademarks.

https://www.nola.com/news/nfl-fleur-de-lis-trademark/article_23b49554-e724-11ef-8bb1-3319138d7e48.html#tncms-source=featured-2

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kreolekween.bsky.social•14 days ago

They have confiscated the branded Saints logo not the fleur de lis in general for copyright infringement. It gets a little tricky.

mythrasnola.bsky.social•14 days ago

Not according to the linked article.

kreolekween.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yeah I saw that today. It’s a dam shame. I saw that they hired someone to make sure it didn’t resemble the Saints logo.

doremusjessup.bsky.social•14 days ago

When do they raid Home Depot?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Fence-Armor-4-in-x-4-in-Metal-Cast-Fleur-de-lis-Post-Cap-Finial-PF-FDL-125B/315689892

mythrasnola.bsky.social•14 days ago

New Orleans, if the NFL asks us to host the Super Bowl again, can we learn from this year and from 2013 and say, "no?" Local business got killed. Then, Gestapo comes in and confiscates merchandise that cuts into NFL's bottom line. The NFL are vampires that drain local economies to feed megacorps.

mpbreen21.bsky.social•14 days ago

The pretender to the French throne has a chance to do the funniest thing

shadesofoffside.bsky.social•15 days ago

Oh no they're coming for my old boy scout uniform

emilypegan.bsky.social•14 days ago

And my porch railing!

otakup0pe.ohno.computer•14 days ago

And the Quebec flag.

braindoneagain.bsky.social•14 days ago

And the New Orleans city flag.

helenkennedy.bsky.social•14 days ago

And every tee shirt store in New Orleans

willietroubador.bsky.social•14 days ago

Thank you to the brave men and women of HOMELAND MF SECURITY for protecting us from the horrors of trademark infringement
Finally the president is standing up for the little guy: The National Football League

I suppose I’d prefer they do stupid shit like this than deport and harass racial minorities

actinosproject.bsky.social•14 days ago

The surviving descendants of the French royal family would like a word…
https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/the-fleur-de-lys/

sobechi.bsky.social•14 days ago

Why the fuck is Homeland Security involved in a trademark case.

Also, how do you trademark the fleur-de-lis? Pretty sure it predates the United States.

bigscreenvideo.bsky.social•14 days ago

They handle counterfeit goods.

sobechi.bsky.social•14 days ago

Fair. But how do you trademark a symbol from the 12th century?!

"Louis VII ordered the use of fleur-de-lis clothing in his son Philip's coronation in 1179."

markshore.bsky.social•14 days ago

the NFL is going to have to seize this illustrated ca. 1420 manuscript too

bigscreenvideo.bsky.social•14 days ago

That's not replacing a product they manufacture and sell. I know it seems silly? And I'm not defending the NFL by any means, but this isn't exactly unprecedented in terms of how copyright law works.

sobechi.bsky.social•14 days ago

I know, but this is some bullshit, and not a good use of resources.

bigscreenvideo.bsky.social•14 days ago

I suspect it's the specific way that particular symbol is embroidered; the dark border around the symbol may be the distinguishing mark in the NFL's copyright. If it didn't have the border it would likely be fine.