Messi wins court case against cycling company over logo

FILE PHOTO: Barcelona's Lionel Messi pictured during a preseason friendly against Girona on September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has won a legal battle over trademark rights relating to his own logo 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, dismissing an appeal from the EU's intellectual property office EUIPO and the Spanish company Massi.