| AAFM
accepts CFP™ Board of Standards co-existance trademark
agreement November 8th, 2002
2002
AAFM reaches co-existence agreement with CFP™ Board
Worldwide. MFP Master Financial Professional™ , RFA
Registered Financial Analyst™, and RFS Registered Financial
Specialist™ Designations are agreed upon for AAFM global
use and will become Worldwide Financial Designations. AAFM
is an independent self regulatory financial organization,
but it was agreed that there would be no objection by CFP™
to AAFMs use, registration or proliferation of the marks
MFP Master Financial Professional or RFA Registered Financial
Analyst™, and RFS Registered Financial Specialist™
if used. In November, theold AAFM Char. Fin. Prof. Designation
Trademark was abandoned by AAFM at the request of the FP
Board. All member holders were notified by email and disclaimer
of discontinued use and substitution using MFP Master Financial
Professional is posted prominently on website. Throughout
negotiations CFP lawyers had no objection to AAFM use of
CWM, CPM, CRA, CPM, CTEP, RFS, CAM or other board designations
offered.
AAFM™
also has secured a special trademark agreement with AIMR™
Worldwide
Attorney
and General Counsel Prof. G. S. Mentz, Esq. states, "This
is a strategic move by AAFM to be able to move aggressively
in 2003-4 with expansion in China, Singaore, Malaysia, Thialand,
and the EU countries. In the US and Canada, AAFM is already
growing quickly. We hope to reach our target of 50,000 members
by the end of 2004." Honorary Board Member U.S. Dist
Judge Retired Judge H.A. Mentz said, "This is the type
of agreement that is good for all parties" * Judge
Mentz (1920-2005)
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