Editing Chartered Financial Analyst (section)

===India===
CFA Institute is not affiliated with the ''Chartered Financial Analyst'' degree offered by the [[Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India]] (ICFAI) University of India or its affiliate, the [[Council of Chartered Financial Analysts]] (CCFA).

In 1998, CFA Institute's predecessor organization, AIMR, sued and won a judgment in an American court against ICFAI/CCFA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/press/release/98releases/traderule.html|title=AIMR Obtains Favorable Ruling in Trademark Infringement Suit|publisher=Cfainstitute.org|access-date=2010-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426131809/http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/press/release/98releases/traderule.html|archive-date=April 26, 2007}}</ref> The judgment prohibited ICFAI/CCFA and its members from using the CFA or Chartered Financial Analyst mark in the United States and Canada. In August 2006, an Indian court issued a temporary injunction against the [[India]]n entity, as well.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

The judgments made no assessment of the quality of the Indian program and merely discussed the trademark violation. The [[Indian Association of Investment Professionals]] is the only organization in India that is affiliated with the CFA Institute. The CFA Institute's trademark rights to the "CFA" and "Chartered Financial Analyst" brands were affirmed in India by the Delhi High Court. Further, the Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction ordering ICFAI and its affiliated Council of Chartered Financial Analysts to stop using CFA Institute trademarks. The Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks determined that the trademark registration issued to CFA Institute for the "CFA" brand must be republished because of an error by the Trade Marks Registry. CFA Institute has numerous trademark applications on file with the Trade Marks Registry, and CFA charterholders from CFA Institute are free to use the "CFA" and "Chartered Financial Analyst" marks throughout India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfainstitute.org/utility/faq/Pages/index.aspx|title=FAQs|work=cfainstitute.org|access-date=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

On May 8, 2007, the [[U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] vacated a [[default judgment]] issued against ICFAI that CFA Institute obtained in October 1998. ICFAI had moved to reopen the case and to vacate the default judgment arguing that the court lacked jurisdiction over ICFAI at the time the default judgment was issued. With the default judgement vacated, ICFAI informed [[Indian CFA]] charter holders that they could legally use their charter in the United States and Canada. However, on September 4, 2007, the court reversed its decision to vacate after a motion to reconsider that decision was filed by CFA Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/worldwide/asiapac/indiaFAQ.html##usinjunction|title=India FAQS: The CFA Program in India |publisher=Cfainstitute.org|access-date=2010-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007064351/http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/worldwide/asiapac/indiaFAQ.html#usinjunction|archive-date=October 7, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daulatguru.com/blog/33-cfa-institute-director-speaks-on-cfa-exam-in-india-june-2010|title=MD, CFA Institute Discusses the Latest Developments on the CFA Exams in India|publisher=Daulatguru.com|access-date=2010-03-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408145331/http://www.daulatguru.com/blog/33-cfa-institute-director-speaks-on-cfa-exam-in-india-june-2010|archive-date=2010-04-08}}</ref>