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Document 62020TA0369
Case T-369/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 –EFFAS v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst — Earlier EU word mark CFA — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-369/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 –EFFAS v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst — Earlier EU word mark CFA — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-369/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 –EFFAS v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst — Earlier EU word mark CFA — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 95, 28.2.2022, p. 29–29
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 95, 28.2.2022, p. 10–10
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28.2.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 95/29 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 –EFFAS v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst)
(Case T-369/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst - Earlier EU word mark CFA - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2022/C 95/38)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS) (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: S. Merico, G. Macías Bonilla and F. Miazzetto, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Villani, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States) (represented by: G. Engels and W. May, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2020 (Case R 1082/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between CFA Institute and EFFAS.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 31 March 2020 (R 1082/2019-5); |
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Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS); |
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Orders CFA Institute to bear its own costs. |