Recognition of Certification Mark and its Kinds Compared to other Types of Trade Marks

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.A. of Intellectual Property, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The term of certification mark has not been existed in the Iranian law, but it is mentioned in the Bill of Protection of Industrial Property. The role of certification mark is certifying a certain attribute in a goods or service. The attribute can be quality, material, origin or other character. This mark has different types such as compulsory or voluntary, national or regional or international and for goods or for service. Certification mark is a different concept compared to collective mark, geographical indication and ordinary trademark. The most important differences are: the specific role of these marks i.e. certifying the existence of an attribute in goods or service, the prohibition principle that prohibits the owner of a certification mark to use his mark and the freedom of use principle which allows qualified persons to use the mark.

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Volume 15, Issue 1
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April 2018
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