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I'm posting the code that worked for my case.

I'm adding the global event handler after the app launches. My shortcut makes ctrl+alt+cmd+T open my app.

- (void) applicationWillFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
{
    // Register global key handler, passing a block as a callback function
    [NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:NSKeyDownMask
                                           handler:^(NSEvent *event){

        // Activate app when pressing cmd+ctrl+alt+T
        if([event modifierFlags] == 1835305 && [[event charactersIgnoringModifiers] compare:@"t"] == 0) {

              [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
        }
    }];

}