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Document 62024TN0632
Case T-632/24: Action brought on 6 December 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst)
Case T-632/24: Action brought on 6 December 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst)
Case T-632/24: Action brought on 6 December 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst)
OJ C, C/2025/920, 17.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/920/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
C/2025/920 |
17.2.2025 |
Action brought on 6 December 2024 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst)
(Case T-632/24)
(C/2025/920)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: European Federation of Financial Analysts'Societies (EFFAS) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark CEFA EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst – Application for registration No 18 664 852
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 October 2024 in joined cases R 409/2024-1 and R 436/2024-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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order EUIPO and the intervener, if any, to pay the costs. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/920/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)