label
Defined in 10 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 136 — for purposes of this subchapter
The term “label” means the written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide or device or any of its containers or wrappers.
7 U.S.C. § 1561 — for the purposes of this chapter
The term “label” means the display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or attached to the container of seed.
15 U.S.C. § 1261 — for the purposes of this chapter
The term “label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any substance or, in the case of an article which is unpackaged or is not packaged in an immediate container intended or suitable for delivery to the ultimate consumer, a display of such matter directly upon the article involved or upon a tag or other suitable material affixed thereto; and a requirement made by or under authority of this chapter that any word, statement, or other information appear on the label shall not be considered to be complied with unless such word, statement, or other information also appears (1) on the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, unless it is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper and (2) on all accompanying literature where there are directions for use, written or otherwise.
15 U.S.C. § 1459 — in this section
The term “label” means any written, printed, or graphic matter affixed to any consumer commodity or affixed to or appearing upon a package containing any consumer commodity.
16 U.S.C. § 1385 — for purposes of this section
the term “label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on or affixed to the immediate container of any article;
21 U.S.C. § 321 — for the purposes of this chapter
The term “label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any article; and a requirement made by or under authority of this chapter that any word, statement, or other information appear on the label shall not be considered to be complied with unless such word, statement, or other information also appears on the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail package of such article, or is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper.
21 U.S.C. § 453 — for purposes of this chapter
The term “label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon any article or the immediate container (not including packaged liners) of any article; and the term “labeling” means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter (1) upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers, or (2) accompanying such article.
21 U.S.C. § 601 — as used in this chapter
The term “label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container (not including package liners) of any article.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A narrow slip of paper or parchment affixed to a deed or writing, hanging at or out of the same. This name is also given to an appending seal. See 2 Fed. 217. It is also a mark, or design, or statement placed on goods to indicate their origin or contents.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A slip of ribbon, parchment, or paper, attached to a deed or other writing to hold the appended seal. In the ordinary use of the word, it is a slip of paper attached to articles of manufacture for the purpose of describing them or specifying their quality, etc., or the name of the maker. The use of a label has been distinguished from a trade-mark proper; Browne, Trade-Marks §§ 133, 537, 538. The use of labels will be protected by a court of equity under some circumstances; id. 538. See Trade-Mark; Infringement; Union Label Laws. A copy of a writ in the English Exchequer. Tidd, Pr. *150.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In English law. A slip of paper or writing, for an appended seal; a
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Anything appended to a larger writing, as a codicil; a narrow slip of paper or parehment affixed to a deed or writ, in order to hold the appending seal. In the vernacular, the word denotes a printed or written slip of paper affixed to a manufactured article, giving information as to its nature or quality, or the contents of 4 package, name of the maker, ete. A copy of a writ in the exchequer. 1 Tidd, Pr, 156.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Book, 1; Copyright; Trade-mark.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
A narrow strip of paper or parchment ment for an appending seal. In the writ.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
1. In former English conveyancing, something appended to a larger writing, to operate as a codicil. Wharton. 2. Also a narrow slip of paper afl Sxed to a deed or writ to bear the seal. Cowel. 3. A term of heraldry. Wharton. 4. The outer moulding of a doorway. Shipley. 5. The vernacular meaning of label, viz: of affixed chandise, for the purpose; of bearing a statement of the contents, — has been drawn somewhat into discussion under recent statutes protecting trademarks. Thus, while a label cannot (probably) be protected under copyright laws, it may, if sufficiently original and distinctive, be registered as a trademark. On the distinction between these, see Browne Tradem. § 537. A careless speaker may apply the term trademark to a mere label, although such mere label is not protected. Br. Tr. § 83. Labels composed of words in common use cannot be exclusively appropriated as trademarks, though they may become powerful auxiliaries. lb. § 544. For the purposes of the English trademarks registration act of 1875, a trademark may ccuisist of a distinctive label. Stat. 38 & 39 Vict. ch. 91,§ 10. A mere label, such as is affixed to bottles or parcels of manufactured goods, is not a book such as may be copyrighted. Coffeen V. Brunton, 4 Mc Lean, 516.