Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.10.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 418/51 |

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Action brought on 9 September 2022 — CFA Institute v EUIPO — Global Chartered Controller Institute (CCA Chartered Controller Analyst CERTIFICATE)

(Case T-561/22)

(2022/C 418/65)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: CFA Institute (Charlottesville, Virginia, United States) (represented by: W. May and G. Engels, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Global Chartered Controller Institute SL (Alicante, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark CCA Chartered Controller Analyst CERTIFICATE — Application for registration No 15 508 161

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 June 2022 in Case R 1660/2021-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | uphold the appeal action against the contested decision in its entirety, annul the contested decision and reject the application for registration entirely; |

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| — | order the intervener to bear the fees and costs incurred by the applicant in the proceedings. |

Pleas 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; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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