Does the All Dogs Unleashed franchisee have the authority to act as an agent on behalf of All Dogs Unleashed?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you, your employees, or Owners develop any new concept, process or improvement relative to the operation or promotion of an ALL DOGS UNLEASHED business (an "Improvement"), you agree to promptly notify Franchisor and provide Franchisor with all necessary related information, without compensation.
Any such Improvement shall become Franchisor's sole property and Franchisor shall be the sole owner of all related patents, patent applications, and other intellectual property rights.
You and your Owners hereby assign to Franchisor any rights you or your Owners may have or acquire in the Improvements, including the right to modify the Improvement, and waive and/or release all rights of restraint and moral rights therein and thereto.
You and your Owners agree to assist Franchisor in obtaining and enforcing the intellectual property rights to any such Improvement in any and all countries and further agree to execute and provide Franchisor with all necessary documentation for obtaining and enforcing such rights.
You and your Owners hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Franchisor as agent and attorney-in-fact for you and for them to execute and file any such documentation and to do all other lawful acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents or other intellectual property right related to any such Improvement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 49–158)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 All Dogs Unleashed Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees and their owners may develop new concepts or improvements related to the operation or promotion of an All Dogs Unleashed business. If a franchisee develops an improvement, they must promptly notify All Dogs Unleashed and provide all necessary related information without compensation.
Any such improvement becomes the sole property of All Dogs Unleashed, which will be the sole owner of all related patents, patent applications, and other intellectual property rights. Franchisees and their owners assign to All Dogs Unleashed any rights they may have in the improvements, including the right to modify the improvement, and waive all rights of restraint and moral rights.
Furthermore, the franchisee and their owners irrevocably designate and appoint All Dogs Unleashed as their agent and attorney-in-fact to execute and file any documentation and perform all lawful acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents or other intellectual property rights related to any such improvement. This clause ensures that All Dogs Unleashed maintains control over any advancements or innovations developed within the franchise system, protecting its intellectual property rights.