Certification marks are used to indicate that goods and services which are marked with them have been certified by the owner of the mark. The certification refer to the origin, material, manufacture, quality or other characteristics. The owner of the certification mark can not produce or trade the goods that he certifies. Some countries provide the possibility that the certification mark owner can use it for advertising or promotional purposes.
For successful registration and maintaining the validity of the certification mark the following conditions are required:
- Maintain a register containing the names, addresses and other information about users of the mark and about the goods and services for which its use is permitted;
- Conditions for granting the right to use certification marks and the standard for goods and services that have to be certified
- Conditions and methods for surveillance and control of the goods which are marked with certification mark
- The conditions when the owner of the certification mark can deprive the right for its use.
