A certification mark on a commercial product may indicates several things:
For various reasons, usually relating to technical issues, certification marks are difficult to register, especially in relation to services.
The state enforced certification marks presently in India are:
The certification mark can be used as a marketing tool for companies, giving them a competitive advantage.
The certification mark was introduced in 1946.
The same rules that apply to regular trademarks apply to certification marks.
Any person who satisfies the conditions and technical standards for using the certification mark has the right to use that mark.
Certified products are typically endorsed with a certification mark provided by the product certifier.
Issuance of a certification mark is at the discretion of the individual product certifier.
Consumers will be able to rely on the certification mark for assurance that a company's products are not made in a sweatshop.