Saints are trying to claim their rights to “Who Dat?”

Since last season’s victory in the Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts, the champion team New Orleans Saints have been in a court fight against a local recording company for the rights “Who Dat?”, which is a popular cheer of Saints fans and often appear on the Saints jerseys there wear while watching games.


According to recent reports, Who Dat? Inc., owned by Brothers Sal and Steve Monistere, has been selling the local hit since 1983 when they first made a recording of the cheer. After the Saints won the first Super Bowl title in the franchise’s history, who owned the right to the two-word phrase suddenly attracted attention. On March 4th, the company filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge to claim trademark rights to it and asked for compensation from the team that has been represented by the phrase.

However, NFL Properties and the Saints replied with their understanding of how a company tries to promote their products by getting involved into something related to a famous local franchise. They said on Thursday that the company is simply trying to gain some benefits from Saints’ Super Bowl victory, which caused many fans to buy “Who Dat?” products for celebration.