United States:
Certification Marks: Time To Harmonize? Nonexistent And Inconsistent National Treatment May Suggest Need For Treaty Protection
05 December 2013
Holland & Knight
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Paul F. Kilmer is a Partner in our
Washington-DC office .
A certification mark has many definitions and criteria for
assessing what constitutes the use of these marks around the
world. With this variety also comes inconsistency among the meaning
across countries and regions. This article emphasizes the need to
evaluate this criteria and highlights the benefits of creating a
uniform standard for certification marks.
READ: Certification Marks: Time to Harmonize?
Nonexistent and Inconsistent National Treatment May Suggest Need
for Treaty Protection
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