What is a certification mark? What is a collective mark?
A collective trademark is a specific type of trademark recognised in some countries for products or services of an association whose members use them to identify themselves with a level of quality and other requirements set by them. A certification mark is also a specific type of trademark recognised in some countries for products or services in compliance with certain defined standards. It is not restricted to memberships of an organisation and the owner of the certification mark must be competent to certify the products concerned. Generally, the mark certifies material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of the product; it may also certify geographic origin. For example, in some countries the India Tea Board is the owner of the word and design marks for DARJEELING. Certification and collective trademarks can not be assigned, transferred, or sold.
