169What is a certification trade mark?

169 What is a certification trade mark?

A certification trade mark is a sign used, or intended to be used, to distinguish goods or services: (a) dealt with or provided in the course of trade; and (b) certified by a person (owner of the certification trade mark), or by another person approved by that person, in relation to quality, accuracy or some other characteristic, including (in the case of goods) origin, material or mode of manufacture; from other goods or services dealt with or provided in the course of trade but not so certified.

Note: The goods or services certified may be those of any person, including the owner of the certification trade mark or any person approved by the owner for the purpose of certifying goods or services.