Defined under Section 2(1)(g) of the Trade Marks Act 1999, a Collective Mark is a trademark that distinguishes the goods or services offered by the members of a specific association of persons from others. There is an emphasis on the fact that this kind of trademark can be owned by an association of persons, not a partnership. The difference between a general trademark and a Collective Mark is that a general trademark denotes that a product or service applied is owned by an individual or legal entity denoting the brand name of their business, However, Collective marks signifies that the mark is being owned by an association of people engaged in similar business activity………………………
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