FC Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has won a legal battle over trademark rights relating to his own logo. This was after the European Union’s top court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against the player from a Spanish cycling clothing brand. The EU’s Court of Justice in Luxembourg said in a statement it had authorised the player to register the trademark Messi. Messi first filed an application with the property office in 2011 to trademark his surname as a sportswear, footwear and equipment brand. While an appeal from Messi the following year was dismissed, an appeal to the EU’s General Court in 2018 led to the original ruling being annulled.

Source: Punch September 17, 2020 12:00 UTC