15 U.S.C. § 1054 : US Code - Section 1054: Collective marks and certification marks registrable

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1054 : US Code - Section 1054: Collective marks and certification marks registrable

Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of
trademarks, so far as they are applicable, collective and
certification marks, including indications of regional origin,
shall be registrable under this chapter, in the same manner and
with the same effect as are trademarks, by persons, and nations,
States, municipalities, and the like, exercising legitimate control
over the use of the marks sought to be registered, even though not
possessing an industrial or commercial establishment, and when
registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided in
this chapter in the case of trademarks, except in the case of
certification marks when used so as to represent falsely that the
owner or a user thereof makes or sells the goods or performs the
services on or in connection with which such mark is used.
Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as
nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of
trademarks.