N.Y. General Business Law § 275: Definitions

§ 275. Definitions. As used in this article:

(a) "Name, mark or device" means any word, name, symbol, picture,

design or any combination thereof, produced upon, and used by a person

to indicate ownership of vessels, receptacles or utensils.

(b) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation,

association, union or other organization.

(c) "Produced upon" means branded, stamped, stenciled, engraved,

etched, blown, embossed, impressed, or otherwise permanently placed upon

any vessel, receptacle or utensil.

(d) "Vessels, receptacles and utensils" include all packages and

containers and accessories used in selling or distributing any natural

or processed product, compound, mixture, or substance, or any

combination thereof, and designed and intended for re-use by the person

filing hereunder in the normal course of trade, and includes, but is not

limited to, bottles, jars, milk or cream dispensers, siphons or siphon

heads, kegs, pails, cans and closures therefor, boxes, cases, crates,

freezers, tubs, refrigeration boxes, blocks, moulds, trays, pans and

tanks.

(e) For purposes of this article, a name, mark or device is "used in

this state" when it is produced upon the vessels, receptacles or

utensils and the vessels, receptacles or utensils are placed in the

channels of trade.

(f) The use of the singular and plural shall be inclusive each of the

other to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.