LABEL APPROVAL AND BRAND REGISTRATIONS
Federal Label Approval: Prior to the bottling
of product by a domestic manufacturer or the importation of
product into the United States, a product requires at least
label approval and, in some instances, formula approval. When
formula approval is required, the federal agency requests a
statement of production and list of ingredients as well as
lab analysis based on sample submission. Domestic producers
also file for formula approvals as required. Federal labels
require set mandatory language which include among the following:
brand name, class & type, net content statement, alcoholic
content statement, government health warning, importer or domestic
producer/bottler name and address. All such information is
contained in either the brand label and/or back label based
on statutory requirements. Our firm is well equipped to file
for certificates of label approval (COLA) on line as well as
by hand, if deemed necessary. The firm also arranges for pre-import
approval letters and, where appropriate, use-up of previously
approved labels.
State Brand Registrations: Most states will register the brand
based on submission of an application for label approval coupled
with the federal COLA for such label. Brand registration is
most often contingent upon the issuance of shipper’s
or similar permits and the appointment of local distributors.
Unlike the federal COLA, state registrations are accompanied
by a fee. Applicants should be aware that many jurisdictions
only permit brand registration by the primary American source
of supply (the initial source of supply of product into the
U.S. and/or state).
Buchman Law Firm, LLP prepares and files federal
COLA’s (on-line readily available), review of formula
and pre-import (method of production and process statement)
as well as label submissions.
For clients only, schedule of state permits, brand registration
and fees for wine sales to local distributors can be found
by entering the password protected portion of this website
below:
Click here to contact our Washington D.C. office.
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