2015 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 13-A - (General Business) PLATINUM STAMPING
230 - Definitions.

  230.  Definitions.    In  this article unless the context otherwise
  requires: "Article" means any article of merchandise  and  includes  any
  portion  of  such  article,  whether  a  distinct  part  thereof, or not
  (including  every  part  thereof  whether  or  not  separable  and  also
  including material for manufacture).
Platinum,   iridium,  palladium,  ruthenium,  rhodium  and/or  osmium,
  include any alloy or alloys of any one or more of said metals.
"Mark" means any mark, sign, device, imprint, stamp, brand applied  to
  any  article, or to any tag, card, paper, label, box, carton, container,
  holder, package cover or wrapping attached to, used in conjunction  with
  or enclosing such article or any bill, bill of sale, invoice, statement,
  letter, circular, advertisement, notice, memorandum, or other writing or
  printing.
"Apply"  and  "applied"  include any method or means of application or
  attachment to, or of use on, or in connection with, or in  relation  to,
  an  article,  whether such application, attachment or use is to, on, by,
  in or with
1. The article itself, or
2. Anything attached to the article, or
3. Anything to which the article is attached, or
4. Anything in or on which the article is, or
5. Anything so used or placed as to lead to a reasonable  belief  that
  the  mark  on  that  thing is meant to be taken as a mark on the article
  itself.
"Quality mark" is any mark as herein defined  indicating,  describing,
  identifying  or  referring  to  or appearing or seeming or purporting to
  indicate, describe, identify or refer to the partial or  total  presence
  or  existence of or the quality of or the percentage of or the purity of
  or the number of  parts  of  platinum,  iridium,  palladium,  ruthenium,
  rhodium and/or osmium in any article.