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Where are the specifications for using the Marks for Afuri Ramen Dumpling detailed?

Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDD

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

We retain all rights not specifically granted to you under this Agreement.

We retain the right, in our sole discretion and without granting any right to you:

  • A. to use or license the use of the Marks or any other trademarks, service marks, logos or commercial symbols to anyone, and for any purpose, and at any location (except that we will not place an Afuri restaurant with your Franchise Territory).

  • B. to sell products or services anywhere, including within the Franchise Territory, using the Marks or different marks, through channels of distribution other than the Afuri restaurant franchise granted to you by this Agreement.

We will have no obligation to compensate you for any such sales made within your Franchise Territory.

For example, we may place Afuri establishments in airport and mall food courts, stadiums, and similar limited access environments in your Franchise Territory and regardless of the location of other Afuri operations.

We may place present and future Afuri products for sale in grocery stores and food markets at any location, whether or not within the Franchise Territory or within close proximity to an Afuri franchise.

Other distribution methods may also include internet sales, telephone sales, catalogue sales, sales via online marketplaces (such as Goldbelly.com, for example), and sales by other means.

  • C. to reserve the exclusive right to use the Internet to promote the Marks and to offer and sell Afuri-related products and services.

You may not independently market on the Internet, conduct e-commerce, or make sales via online marketplaces except as otherwise allowed by us in the Operations Manual.

Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)

What This Means (2024 FDD)

Based on the 2024 Afuri Ramen Dumpling Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor retains all rights not specifically granted to the franchisee, including the use of the Marks. Afuri Ramen Dumpling retains the right to use or license the use of the Marks to anyone, for any purpose, and at any location, except they will not place an Afuri restaurant within the franchisee's territory.

Afuri Ramen Dumpling also retains the right to sell products or services anywhere, including within the Franchise Territory, using the Marks or different marks, through channels of distribution other than the Afuri restaurant franchise granted to the franchisee. These other distribution methods may include internet sales, telephone sales, catalogue sales, sales via online marketplaces, and sales by other means. Afuri Ramen Dumpling also reserves the exclusive right to use the Internet to promote the Marks and to offer and sell Afuri-related products and services.

The franchisee may not independently market on the Internet, conduct e-commerce, or make sales via online marketplaces except as otherwise allowed by Afuri Ramen Dumpling in the Operations Manual. This means that the Operations Manual contains further specifications regarding the use of the Marks. A prospective franchisee should review the Operations Manual carefully and discuss any questions about the use of the Marks with the franchisor before signing the Franchise Agreement.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.