How can franchises be copied by another startup franchise with the same premise?
Agree with my colleagues. Copyright does not protect a generic business format. And the concept of painting and drinking is not new or novel idea;...
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Agree with my colleagues. Copyright does not protect a generic business format. And the concept of painting and drinking is not new or novel idea;...
Agree with my colleague, Janet. In addition, it is typical that a franchisor is not involved in the employment practices of its franchisees, and...
Agree with my colleagues. Best course of action is open communications with your franchisor to see what can be agreed upon. Best of...
Agree with my colleague, Matthew. In my 34-years of practice I've seen quite a few franchise agreements that have these types of provisions....
As any other attorney here on AVVO will tell you, it's not possible to give any meaningful advice without examining all relevant documentation and...
You should contact your local employment development department and run this scenario by them, over the phone. You don't have to give specifics,...
As a franchise attorney, I recommend a serious amount of due diligence before signing on with Liberty. A franchise attorney with insight into how...
The reason your college assigns projects of this sort is so YOU do the research necessary for the assignment. They would take kindly to your...
Agree with my colleagues and usually the reason franchisors do this is not to make FDD numbers look better. Transfers to an existing franchisee...
The likely reason they became a franchisor was legal advice they needed to it and try to convert persons like you into the franchise program,...