Applicant has been exercising legitimate control over the use of the certification mark in commerce as of the application filing date. The certification mark, as used by authorized persons, certifies that the person has demonstrated an understanding of the concepts used in optometric care and meets the standards for such care as established by the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification and the American Optometric Association." Please see the evidence submitted in connection with substantive arguments in the previous section as submissions requested by the Examining Attorney. Additionally, please note that candidates who have been certified by Applicant may use the mark in the form of a professional title and the acronym CPOC does stand for Certified ParaOptometric Coder.