What must a 360 Painting franchisee do with any ideas, concepts, techniques, or materials concerning their business?
360_Painting Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
All ideas, concepts, techniques or materials concerning your 360 Painting Business, whether or not protectable intellectual property and whether created by or for you or your owners or employees, must be promptly disclosed to us and will be deemed our sole and exclusive property and a part of the System that we may choose to adopt and/or disclose to other franchisees. Likewise, we will disclose to you concepts and developments of other franchisees that we make part of the System. You must also assist us in obtaining intellectual property rights in any concept or development if requested.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD page 41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, 360 Painting franchisees must promptly disclose any ideas, concepts, techniques, or materials concerning their 360 Painting business to the franchisor. This includes anything created by or for the franchisee, their owners, or employees, regardless of whether it is protectable intellectual property. These ideas become the sole and exclusive property of the franchisor and part of the 360 Painting system, which the franchisor may choose to adopt or disclose to other franchisees.
In return, 360 Painting will disclose concepts and developments from other franchisees that become part of the system to the franchisee. The franchisee is also obligated to assist 360 Painting in obtaining intellectual property rights for any concept or development if requested by the franchisor.
This arrangement means that while franchisees benefit from the collective knowledge and improvements within the 360 Painting system, they relinquish ownership of their own innovations related to the business. This is a fairly standard practice in franchising, where consistency and uniformity across all franchise locations are highly valued. Prospective franchisees should consider this when evaluating the level of control and ownership they desire over their business operations and intellectual property.