Do I have any rights if my signed franchise agreement is different than my verbal agreement with the franchisors?

As a franchise attorney, I recommend you show the contract, and more importantly in this case, the FDD Franchise Disclosure Document that...

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Your question reminds me of "I like KFC's 16 herbs and spices chicken. I want to repackage their chicken under my label because I like the taste ....

How official does a cease and desist letter have to be?

Why don't you invest a little money and have one of the IP attorneys here on AVVO review what you sent? Without knowing the specifics of the...

I like to know whats case no 12-003610

As a franchise attorney I can assure you, none of the attorneys here on AVVO are going to know what this case no. is about. You need to contact the...

If I picket on the sidewalk in front of a franchised own business will i get into trouble?

When you say "Subway fired me," don't you really mean the franchise owner who operates the franchise you worked for fired you? As a franchise...

As a franchise attorney this is not my area, but I do know a bit about starting up businesses. I'd recommend contacting your local City Hall -...

As a franchise attorney, I recommend you visit the California Dept. of Motor Vehicles website at www.dmv.ca.gov as this will provide forms and...

I listed a watch on ebay, which turned out to be fake. ebay notified me, Now i've got a demand letter from Rolex attys.

Your best course of action is to explain all of this to the Rolex attorneys, emphasizing that you truly believed the watch was genuine. Whether the...

Can a franchise be investigated for fraud?

As a franchise attorney, I basically agree with the other attorney answers but add the following. Being five-years out, you likely have significant...

If I have a new idea of a new sport, what i need to do to protect it from being copied?

As a franchise attorney using an often cited example, take McDonalds. The idea of a fast-food hamburger was not novel by an means. Yet by combining...