certification mark
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
Definitions.—In this section, the terms “trademark”, “service mark”, “certification mark”, and “collective mark” have the meanings given such terms in section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; 15 U.S.C. 1127).
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- 2005–200810 U.S.C. § 2260Armed Forces · Licensing of intellectual property: retention of fees · in this section
The term “certification mark” means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof—
(1) used by a person other than its owner, or
(2) which its owner has a bona fide intention to permit a person other than the owner to use in commerce and files an application to register on the principal register established by this chapter,
to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person's goods or services or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 1127Commerce and Trade · Construction and definitions; intent of chapter · in this section
The terms “trademark”, “service mark”, “certification mark”, and “collective mark” have the meanings given such terms in section 45 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; 15 U.S.C. 1127).
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- 2008–present10 U.S.C. § 2260Armed Forces · Licensing of intellectual property: retention of fees · in this section