Action brought on 24 April 2023 – EFFAS v EUIPO – CFA Institute (CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst)

(Case T-213/23)

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 (EUIPO)

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 word mark CEFA Certified European Financial Analyst – Application for registration No 14 902 341

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 February 2023 in Case R 1418/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the possible intervener to pay for all expenses of this procedure.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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