⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

CFA INSTITUTE

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2004–2026

CFA INSTITUTE has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2004–2026): 6 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 51 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 70% of merits decisions).

Data summary based on public records (USPTO TTAB proceedings and PACER/CourtListener federal court dockets). Figures reflect filings on record, not a characterization of the merits or good faith of any individual action. Not legal advice.

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Federal court filings

0
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
6
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

46
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
30
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
13
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
7
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 70% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs CFA INSTITUTE has opposed

Real trademark applications CFA INSTITUTE challenged at the USPTO — the kind of design that draws an opposition. If your artwork looks like one of these, expect pushback. Each links to its USPTO docket.

Source: USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board records. “Prevailed” means CFA INSTITUTE got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks CFA INSTITUTE has asserted in proceedings

CFA CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
CFA CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST
asserted in 43 proceedings
CFA THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTS
CFA THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTS
asserted in 40 proceedings
CFA INSTITUTE
CFA INSTITUTE
asserted in 19 proceedings
CFA INSTITUTE
CFA INSTITUTE
asserted in 12 proceedings
CFA INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRITY
CFA INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRITY
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
CFAtext7578856347
C.F.A.text7236802347
CFAtext7578821945
CFA CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST7578855743
CFA THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTS7578822340
CFA INSTITUTEtext7841128930
CFA INSTITUTE8547863819
CFA INSTITUTEtext8565136618
CFA INSTITUTEtext8513764216
CFA INSTITUTE7841143912
CFA SOCIETYtext865686318
CFA INSTITUTE JOURNAL REVIEWtext889786277
CFA INSTITUTE INVESTMENT FOUNDATIONStext874345757
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTtext757882244
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTtext757885624
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTtext757882224
CIPMtext789012413
CIPMtext862466812
#CFADIFFERENCEtext870258411
GIPStext757880501
ICFAtext757885601
IRCtext770350201
#CFAWOMENtext870449041
CFA INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRITY775633901

From public USPTO records. A mark is listed when it appears as a senior asserted mark in TTAB or federal-court proceedings on file. Serial links open the USPTO TSDR record.

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Data sources: publicly published USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings (1951–2026, with possible gaps before electronic filing) and U.S. federal court dockets (PACER/CourtListener, nature-of-suit codes 840 and 820). Figures reflect filings on record and do not characterize the merits, validity, or legitimacy of any individual action by CFA INSTITUTE. Trademark holders have legal rights — and in some doctrines, an obligation — to enforce registered marks. This page does not provide legal advice; consult licensed counsel for case-specific questions. See the full leaderboard.