
This is getting ridiculous. Nola.com’s Stephanie Riegel reports that the NFL has issued a cease-and-desist order to the New Orleans-based apparel brand DNO, claiming that its long-running “Defend New Orleans” logo infringes on a trademark owned by the league. Popular with New Orleans Saints fans, the logo features a spiked skull wearing a fleur-de-lis, often portrayed in black and gold. DNO founder Jac Currie began selling apparel with the signature logo in 2003.
It’s a battle the NFL has lost before. In 2010, the league issued similar letters to local T-shirt vendors in the New Orleans area, only to get drawn and quartered in a conference call with former Louisiana attorney general Buddy Caldwell.