What does All Team mean by 'Marks' in the context of the franchise agreement?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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ITEM 13. TRADEMARKS
We grant the right and require you to operate your Agency under "All Team Staffing" or any other Mark we may designate. You may also use our other current or future Marks to operate your Agency if we permit you to do so. By Marks, we mean trade names, trademarks, service marks and logos used to identify your Agency.
We hold the registrations for the following principal trademarks and service marks on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. All affidavits and renewal that have been due for these Marks have been filed.
| MARK | REGISTRATION DATE | REGISTRATION NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
| RIF Resources in Food and design | October 28, 1997 | 2,108,595 |
| All Team and design | August 14, 2018 | 5,538,993 |
| All Team | April 1, 2008 | 3,404,942 |
You must follow our rules when you use the Marks. You cannot use a name or mark as part of a corporate name or with modifying words, designs or symbols except for those which we license to you. You may not use our Marks in connection with the sale of an unauthorized product or service or in a manner not authorized in writing by us.
There are currently no effective material determinations of the Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the trademark administrator of this state or any court, and no pending infringement, opposition or cancellation proceedings, and no pending material litigation involving the Marks. There are no agreements currently in effect which significantly limit our rights to use or license the use of the Marks in any manner material to the trademark.
You must notify us immediately of any apparent infringement or challenge to your use of any Mark, or any claim by any person of any rights in any Mark.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 26–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the term "Marks" encompasses trade names, trademarks, service marks, and logos used to identify an All Team agency. All Team grants franchisees the right to operate their agency under the "All Team Staffing" name or any other mark the company designates. Franchisees may also use other current or future marks if All Team permits them to do so.
All Team holds registrations for principal trademarks and service marks on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These registered marks include "RIF Resources in Food and design" (registered October 28, 1997, Registration Number 2,108,595), "All Team and design" (registered August 14, 2018, Registration Number 5,538,993), and "All Team" (registered April 1, 2008, Registration Number 3,404,942). All Team states that all due affidavits and renewals for these marks have been filed.
As an All Team franchisee, it is important to adhere to All Team's rules when using their marks. Franchisees cannot use a name or mark as part of a corporate name or with modifying words, designs, or symbols, except for those licensed to them. They also cannot use All Team's marks in connection with the sale of an unauthorized product or service or in a manner not authorized in writing by All Team. Franchisees must immediately notify All Team of any apparent infringement or challenge to the use of any mark or any claim by any person of any rights in any mark. All Team has the sole discretion to take action and control any litigation arising from such issues. If All Team decides to modify or discontinue the use of the marks, franchisees are obligated to comply at their own expense.