What actions must an All Team franchisee take immediately upon termination of the franchise agreement regarding the use of marks and advertising?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, all of FRANCHISEE's rights hereunder shall terminate.
FRANCHISEE shall immediately thereafter discontinue use of all Marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods and forms of advertising indicative of ATFC's business and return any copyrighted materials which have been provided to FRANCHISEE by ATFC, and if ATFC requests, shall assign its telephone numbers to ATFC, clients, candidates, customers and the employee roster and execute any and all documents necessary to do so.
FRANCHISEE will immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates and forfeit any rights it may have to the customers, candidates and any customer accounts.
Upon request of ATFC, FRANCHISEE will assign to ATFC any or all of FRANCHISEE'S customer contracts and candidates and ATFC will have the right to either service the accounts or assign the servicing of the accounts to others.
Further, FRANCHISEE shall pay all amounts due to ATFC, ATFC's affiliates, and suppliers.
Further, FRANCHISEE agrees to return any and all materials which contain Confidential Information in whatever form, including but not limited to the Confidential Operating Manual, to ATFC immediately.
FRANCHISEE shall cancel any assumed name registration or equivalent registration obtained by FRANCHISEE which contains the Marks and FRANCHISEE shall furnish ATFC with evidence satisfactory to ATFC of compliance with this obligation within 5 days of the termination, expiration or Transfer.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, the franchisee must immediately discontinue the use of all Marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods, and forms of advertising that are indicative of All Team's business. The franchisee must also return any copyrighted materials provided by All Team.
In addition to ceasing the use of All Team's marks and advertising, the franchisee is required to assign its telephone numbers to All Team if requested, along with clients, candidates, customers, and the employee roster. The franchisee must also execute any documents necessary to complete these actions. This ensures that the franchisee no longer represents or operates under the All Team brand after the agreement ends.
Furthermore, the franchisee must cancel any assumed name registrations or equivalent registrations that contain All Team's Marks. Evidence of compliance with this cancellation must be furnished to All Team within 5 days of the termination, expiration, or transfer. This prevents any continued association of the franchisee with the All Team brand and protects All Team's trademarks and business identity.