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Trademark protections apply to images or symbols that represent your brand. Whether it is a logo or a graphic design, trademarked images have protection under intellectual property laws because they are both your original creations and because they have a direct...
You want to open a franchise. Why? You know the brand and love it. You want to bring it to the people around you and know that you can run an amazing operation. Before you get started, it’s smart to look into the opportunity to see if it’s a good one. Here are three...
Each industry has its share of unique challenges, though they share some commonalities. Thorough contracts are imperative. Business deals and employees must be managed legally. Those involved must maintain trade secrets accordingly. Unfortunately, contracting services...
A business partnership helps you by creating a broader foundation of support for your company and creating a relationship you can rely on when it comes to managing the business in the future. You and your business partner bring separate skills, experiences and...
ZARCO LAW IS HERE TO HELP YOU: COVID-19 has thrown our way of living into treacherous and unchartered waters. With each passing day, the scare of this novel virus is causing our emotionally charged government officials at every level to react with decisions that...
Every business has cybersecurity threats. Thinking through how to prevent data theft and other security compromises is just part of being an owner or manager anywhere. But franchise restaurants are a special case, as a recent article in Modern Restaurant Management...
A pizza franchisee has lost their chain franchise at the worst time, amid the coronavirus crisis. Now is a good moment to revisit the contracts affecting your business relationships. Those relationships are bound to be stressed in multiple ways, and your contracts may...
Sometimes the world seems already full of franchises. Early last year, a major brand of 24-hour fitness clubs announced the opening of a franchise in Antarctica. But business history is full of turning points when it dawned on an entrepreneur that they could charge...
The short answer is no, a company legally cannot (and should not) say you will make a certain amount of money if you open a franchise under their brand. But here is a more useful, if longer, answer. Some companies are more open than others when it comes to information...
Commercial real estate leases are vastly more complicated than residential ones -- and you have far less protection than ordinary consumers. In general, the law presumes that people who are engaged in business transactions are savvy enough to protect themselves. So,...
