Talk:Certification mark

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I just did a fairly major edit. The previous version did not jibe with the facts at all where major certification labels or marks are concerned. For instance, there is no such thing as "UL approved", a misnomer that routinely sends chills up UL staff council's spine. I have worked for decades in this field and would point any doubters of my prose to the externally linked pages I added, starting with those of ULC and SCC .--Achim 03:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Does the certification mark apply to other than nationally recognized entities such as car manufacturers? "Lexus Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.140.1.25 (talk • contribs)

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Why do the bots keep flagging the trademark images
Whoever put in the "fair use rational" things for the images (see above) needs to learn the basics of trademark fair use. The images are being used to describe what the marks cover, not to certify this page as being kosher in Mexico. In other words, at least under U.S. law, there is no problem with how they are used. 60.248.2.163 (talk) 06:13, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Not all conformity marks are certification marks
This page is about certifiation marks, but it should be considered, that the CE marking is not a certification mark. The CE marking is defined in the directives of the European Union, the manufacturer of the product has to mark the products with the marking, after confirming the applicable requirements described in the directives, regulations or standards on the EC declaration of conformity. It is not necessary, to test any CE marked product at independent and accredited test houses and it is not necessary, to certify any CE marked product at any independent and accredited certification institute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.108.200.16 (talk) 09:54, 5 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Changed to include conformity markSupcmd (talk) 22:52, 1 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Actually, according to the previous comment (and also in my opinion), "certification mark" and "conformity mark" are not perfect synonyms, so some source is needed at this regard for checking the correct definitions of these two terms. --Daniele Pugliesi (talk) 02:43, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

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Clean up tagged material
The lead section had several dubious statements about certification marks. These had been tagged since 2012 without any clarification or justification; no reliable sources were provided. I have cleaned up this section. Rlsheehan (talk) 13:39, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Removed Integrative Pastoral Medicine
I've removed the entry for Integrative Pastoral Medicine, as it's primarily an advertisement for a non-accredited, non-scientifically-recognized organization of dubious legal status. Calling something "pastoral medicine" is a legal technique that allows, among other things, non-doctors to claim that any medical advice they give to patients is actually "pastoral" (spiritual guidance) and therefore legal. So far this hasn't held up in courts. (Note that in the US, giving professional medical advice to patients is illegal without a state-issued license.) This is NOT a recognized medical certification or license. The certification doesn't even seem to have published requirements. This particular entry was added by "Rabbishalom", and the CEO of the Integrative Pastoral Medical Association is Dr. Shalomim HaLahawi, who is a rabbi. Hmm... 152.51.56.1 (talk) 20:22, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

This page is quite incorrect and very sparse
Hello all! I'd like to make some major updates to this page: First, I'd like to correctly distinguish between collective and certification marks as designed by WIPO under the TRIPS agreement - happy to take care of this. Additionally, I'd like to identify the major categories of certification marks - source, materials, and labor - and distinguish from other forms of identifying IP (geographic indicators, etc.), as well as list examples. I'm going to post this here and hope anyone with issues will comment soon, and hope to dedicate time to make these revisions over the Christmas holiday or early in the new year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WalletFeminist (talk • contribs) 21:12, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Some sources for me to keep track of: https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/certificationtm_factsheet_final.pdf?acsf_files_redirect https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/apply/certification-mark-applications — Preceding unsigned comment added by WalletFeminist (talk • contribs) 18:59, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Conformance / compliance mark
Викидим (talk) 00:04, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) I removed this term from the article for now, as it needs to be defined using at least some reputable WP:RS (and no, an apparently commercial site is not a good source).
 * 2) The list of examples needs to be reworked using some source. For example, the CE mark does not seem to belong there, our article describing it states in the lead (AFAIK, correctly): "It is not a quality indicator or a certification mark".

Certification marks and approvals
I have separated the text on this subject into a section for convenience. As-si, it is not supported by any source and is very confusing. The certification mark is described in the laws. What is "approval"? The building inspection apparently described there is not a certification mark by any means. I removed text about an insurance company as it has nothing to do with the subject. Викидим (talk) 00:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)