1306.02(b)(iii) Identification of Goods and Services
If the certification program, as described in the certification standards, is not limited to particular types of goods or services, the identification of goods and services need only indicate the general category of goods or services to which the mark will apply (e.g., "clothing," "electrical products," "restaurants," or "insurance services"). Thus, the usual level of specificity that is required for identifications in trademark and service mark applications is not required for certification mark identifications.
Furthermore, the identification in an application for a geographic certification mark need not refer to the relevant geographic origin of the goods or services. For example, the identification of goods for the geographic certification mark WISCONSIN REAL CHEESE is simply "dairy products, namely, cheese."