the acronym reproducing the initial letter of each of those word elements occupies only an ancillary position in relation to those word elements
it follows from paragraph 42 of the contested decision that the Board of Appeal considered that the group of letters ‘ef’ in the earlier sign occupied an ancillary position in relation to the word element ‘ermelinda freitas’ in the earlier sign (Curia Europa)
ancillary: auxiliar, accesorio/a, subordinado/a, secundario/a