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Certification Trademarks In India

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A certification trademark is "a mark capable of distinguishing the goods or services in connection with which it is used in the course of trade which are certified by the proprietor of the mark...

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This post is the first of a two-part series on certification trademarks in India.

A certification trademark is "a mark capable of distinguishing the goods or services in connection with which it is used in the course of trade which are certified by the proprietor of the mark in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy or other characteristics from goods or services not so certified".

Thus, the sole purpose of a certification trademark is to indicate that certain standards set by the proprietor of the mark have been met. Some examples of Indian certification trademarks are as follows: WOOLMARK (that certifies that a product is made from 100% wool), ORGANIC INDIA (that certifies a method or mode of manufacture), ISI mark (that certifies that products conform to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards).

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