Answer: An origin certification mark is a certification mark registered by a government agency or industry association to prove that a certain product or service is unique to a certain place. Geographical indications are part 2, Section 3, of the WTO (World Trade Organization) intellectual property agreement, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which stipulates members’ obligations to protect geographical indications. The TRIPS Agreement defines "geographical indications": "Geographical indications refer to signs that prove that a product originates from a certain member country or a certain region or a certain location within the region. Certain specific qualities and reputation of the product or other characteristics essentially attributable to that geographical origin” A geographical indication is an indication of the origin of a particular product. It can be the name of a country, the name of an administrative division and the name of a region or region that will not cause misunderstanding. Certification mark