Who assigned the interest in the Marks to Packout Holdings for the 1 800 Packouts franchise?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Packout Holdings was assigned the entire interest in of the Marks from Robin Parker on July 2, 2015. The assignment was recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") on July 16, 2015. All of the Marks are licensed to us pursuant to a License Agreement with Packout Holdings dated as of July 2, 2015 (the "License Agreement"). In the License Agreement, Packout Holdings authorized us to use the Marks in connection with the offer, sale, and support of Franchised Businesses. The License Agreement does not contain any significant limitations on our right to use or license the Marks to you and is perpetual in duration and may be terminated unilaterally by either party only upon a material breach of the License Agreement. Upon termination of the License Agreement, we must immediately discontinue the use of the Marks and assign to Packout Holdings all of our franchise agreements licensing the use of the Marks, and Packout Holdings has agreed to assume all obligations under such agreements arising from and after their assignment.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 44–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 1 800 Packouts's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Robin Parker assigned the entire interest in the Marks to Packout Holdings on July 2, 2015. This assignment was then recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on July 16, 2015.
Packout Holdings subsequently licensed the Marks to 1 800 Packouts through a License Agreement also dated July 2, 2015. This agreement authorizes 1 800 Packouts to use the Marks for offering, selling, and supporting Franchised Businesses. The License Agreement is perpetual and can only be terminated by either party if there is a material breach of the agreement.
Upon termination of the License Agreement, 1 800 Packouts must discontinue using the Marks and assign all franchise agreements that license the Marks to Packout Holdings. Packout Holdings has agreed to assume all obligations under these agreements from the date of assignment forward. This arrangement ensures that 1 800 Packouts franchisees are using properly licensed trademarks and outlines the process for trademark control in case of a significant agreement change.