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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

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A trademark license may seem straightforward. For a franchise, the franchisor is typically providing more than just a trademark, such as a business model and support. Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark. 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

A trademark license may seem straightforward. For a franchise, the franchisor is typically providing more than just a trademark, such as a business model and support. Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark. 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising. Patent & Trademark Office. He received his J.D. She received her J.D.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

LexBlog IP

A trademark license may seem straightforward. For a franchise, the franchisor is typically providing more than just a trademark, such as a business model and support. Finally, a franchise is subject to many more regulations than a license because it involves much more than a trademark. § 45.66.210(a) (2009); Fla.

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The Role of Brand Names in Business

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One person who clearly didn’t understand this was Mr Gu who set up a Chinese takeaway in Barrow-in-Furness in 2009 using the name China Tang. The Judge disagreed and rejected Mr Gu’s defence of honest concurrent use, holding that Mr Gu had infringed the Claimant’s trademark and should rebrand. The Expense Of Unregistered Trademarks.