What intellectual property rights did Enviro Professionals, LLC agree to sell to Aerus Enterprise Solutions, LLC as part of the settlement?
Aerus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
s to use certain trademarks. By agreement, dated June 5, 2019, the parties settled this case, as well as all arbitration proceedings. The settlement agreement provided, among other things, that (a) AES pay $350,000 to one of the owners of EnviroPro, (b) EnviroPro agreed to sell AES all rights to all intellectual property (e.g., trademarks, trade names, Internet domain names) owned or controlled by EnviroPro and relating to its business, and (c) one of EnviroPro's owners agreed to enter into a non-compete agreement that would prohibit him from, among other things, selling, marketing and distributing air purification, water purification and laundry treatment products, in exchange for a payment from AES. The case wa
Source: Item 3 — Litigation (FDD pages 16–17)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aerus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as part of a settlement agreement dated June 5, 2019, Enviro Professionals, LLC agreed to sell Aerus Enterprise Solutions, LLC all rights to intellectual property owned or controlled by EnviroPro relating to its business. This settlement resolved a lawsuit filed by EnviroPro against Aerus Enterprise Solutions, Joseph P. Urso, and Kevin Hickey, which included claims such as civil conspiracy, trademark violations, unfair trade practices, breach of contract, and trade secret violations. The lawsuit also involved disputes over the termination of the distributor relationship, unpaid commissions, and trademark rights. As part of the settlement, Aerus paid $350,000 to one of EnviroPro's owners. Additionally, one of EnviroPro's owners entered into a non-compete agreement, restricting them from selling, marketing, and distributing air purification, water purification, and laundry treatment products, in exchange for a payment from Aerus. The case was subsequently dismissed on June 17, 2019.