My understanding is that (at least in the USA) agencies own the copyright to their logo. Their weapon is the copyright law against infringement. They license a manufacturer for a well-defined but limited use of their logo.
Most of the agencies certify manufacturing locations and perform periodic follow-up surveillance of these manufacturing locations. I am aware of emergency situations where the agency sends its field representative to inspect and apply logos to equipment already installed (a Canadian Hospital). This was a very expensive procedure; the T&E for the agent exceeded the value of the equipment. David Sterner ADEMCO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Application of agency safety markings As we know, IEC 60950 only addresses "Marking and instructions" for the safe use of ITE. It does not address agency marks, or when and where they are applied. If I were starting the first certification agency in the universe, common sense would dictate that the "mark" of conformity be applied at the time and place of safety testing, viz. hi-pot, earthing resistance, and leakage. This generally takes place immediately before the product is packaged for warehousing and/or shipment. However, assume that an ITE product is built at location A, and shipped to location B for final safety testing. If my "new" agency is going to require factory inspections, it would require going to location A to verify the components used are correct, and to location B to verify that appropriate production testing was taking place. I would still want the "mark" applied at location B, even though the "mark" is based on successful inspections at both locations. In today's world, agencies have provisions for "split inspections" to deal with such a situation. It would be hard to justify applying a "mark" of conformity anywhere other than where the product is manufactured and/or tested. George Alspaugh Lexmark International Inc. [My personal opinions.] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
