Courtesy: Keymark Certification
Trademark laws in countries, such as the United States, Australia, and others that provide for the filing of applications to register certificate marks also usually require the submission of regulations, which define a number of issues, including:
- People authorized to use the certification mark
- Characteristics that the certification mark certifies
- How the certification or standards tests these characteristics and supervises use of the mark
- What the dispute resolution procedures are
The main purpose of the regulations is to protect consumers against misleading practices.
Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests, and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications (sometimes called “certification schemes” in the product certification industry).
Most product certification bodies (or product certifiers) are accredited to or aligned with ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services (previously ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996) an international standard for ensuring competence in those organizations performing product, process and service certifications. The organizations that perform this accreditation are called Accreditation Bodies, and they themselves are assessed by international peers against the ISO 17011 standard. In India Product certification is being monitored by BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS