Certification Trade Marks

Certification Trade Marks (8-Nov-2015)

Certification Trade Marks allow the registered owner to certify that goods and services of other parties meet certain standards. A certification trade mark might indicate that a product:

(i) is of a particular quality
(ii) has been manufactured in a particular location or by using a particular process
(iii) is made from particular materials or ingredients
(iv) is suited to a particular task.

The use of a certification trade mark by an authorised user may provide a market advantage.

To obtain a certification trade mark the trade applicant must first submit a set of rules to the ACCC. The set of rules must specify requirements governing the use of the certification trade mark. The ACCC will provide an initial assessment and a final assessment of the rules.

A number of registered certification trade marks are detailed below.

Some further information is available on:

https://www.accc.gov.au/business/applying-for-exemptions/certification-trade-marks