| Litigants: | Higgins v. Keuffel |
| Arguedatea: | April 7 |
| Arguedateb: | 8 |
| Argueyear: | 1891 |
| Decidedate: | May 11 |
| Decideyear: | 1891 |
| Fullname: | Higgins v. Keuffel |
| Usvol: | 140 |
| Uspage: | 428 |
| Parallelcitations: | 11 S. Ct. 731; 35 L. Ed. 470 |
| Holding: | A label describing the contents of a container is not subject to copyright. |
| Majority: | Field |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
Higgins v. Keuffel, 140 U.S. 428 (1891), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a label describing the contents of a container is not subject to copyright.[1]
The case has been read narrowly since it was decided. It applies to labels with "no artistic excellence."[2]