A certification mark is an important business tool. Displaying a certification mark on a product or on marketing materials indicates that a company’s offerings meet certain standards. Consumers often ...

Trademark owners have the right to stop third parties from using marks that could cause a likelihood of consumer confusion. Third-party use of a trademark that is the same or similar to the owner's ...

“Like the trademark owner, it’s up to the owner of the certification mark to police and control use of the mark. The certification mark owner may have the harder task since it is required to police ...