Registered trademarks include four types of trademarks: commodity trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks. So the types of our registered trademarks are different, and here we would like to discuss the difference between collective trademarks and certification trademarks? The following will be explained through cases. Collective trademark (COLLECTIVEMARK) refers to a mark registered in the name of a group, association or other organization and exclusively used by members of the organization in commercial activities to indicate the user's membership in the organization. In some countries, it may also be registered by a federation of enterprises as a representative, and sometimes by the government agency leading these enterprises. The function of a collective trademark is to indicate to users that the companies using the trademark have the same characteristics. An enterprise using a collective trademark has the right to use other exclusive trademarks at the same time. Certification marks are controlled by an organization with the ability to detect and supervise certain goods or services, and are used on goods or services by persons other than them to certify the origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality, accuracy, or Other trademarks of specific qualities. The differences are as follows: 1. Applicants for certification trademarks are institutions and associations with supervisory capabilities; applicants for collective trademarks are general groups and collectives. 2. Certification marks are generally used directly in economic activities; collective marks are only for use among collective members. 3. The applicant for a certification mark has ownership of the trademark but no right to use it; members of a collective trademark have ownership and right to use the trademark. 4. Some collective trademarks are also used in economic activities, such as the Olympic Committee logo, the Basketball Association logo, etc. 5. Applicants for collective trademarks must be legally established organizations with legal personality; however, applicants for certification trademarks must also have the ability to detect and supervise the specific quality of goods or services. 6. Collective trademarks cannot be transferred after registration; certification trademarks can be transferred to other organizations established in accordance with the law, with legal personality and the ability to detect and supervise. Differences: Both are trademarks used jointly by multiple producers, operators or service providers. Case comparison: Certification trademark: "Green Food", applied for registration by the Green Food Development Center. Collective trademark: "Nanhai Jinsha Hardware", an example of a collective trademark in the hardware industry, applied by the Foshan Nanhai District Hardware Industry Association.