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Understanding Certification Marks & GIs by shariq1255 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a class on geographical indicators and certification marks. It discusses key differences between certification marks and collective marks. It also examines why geographic indicators are sometimes prohibited from trademark registration in the US according to the In re Nantucket ruling. Geographic indicators can be registered as certification marks under certain circumstances, such as when they have acquired secondary meaning. The legal status of geographic indicators is controversial
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- shariq1255
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- EN