Does the Antioch Pizza Shop business involve any patents?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 14: Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information]
ITEM 14
PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
The Antioch Pizza Shop Business does not involve patents and we do not own patents. We do not own rights in, or licenses to, patents or copyrights that are material to the franchise. We do claim trade secret rights and a common law copyright in its Operations Manual, though we have not filed for copyright registration.
You must notify us immediately if you learn about a challenge to your use of our copyright materials. We will defend you against claims of infringement if you are using the copyright material as required by the Franchise Agreement and if you are in good standing.
If you learn about a third party's use of our copyright materials which you believe to be unauthorized, you must notify us immediately. We will decide whether or not to take action against
the third party, and you must assist us at our expense if we decide to do so. We have the right to control any litigation involving our copyright materials. If we decide to add, modify or discontinue the use of anything covered by a copyright, you must also do so at your expense.
We do not know of any infringing uses that could materially affect your use of its copyright materials.
Source: Item 14 — Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, the Antioch Pizza Shop business does not involve any patents. The FDD states that Antioch Pizza Shop does not own any patents, rights to patents, or licenses to patents that are material to the franchise. However, Antioch Pizza Shop does claim trade secret rights and a common law copyright in its Operations Manual, although it has not filed for copyright registration.
As an Antioch Pizza Shop franchisee, you must notify the franchisor immediately if you learn about a challenge to your use of their copyright materials. Antioch Pizza Shop will defend you against claims of infringement if you are using the copyrighted material as required by the Franchise Agreement and if you are in good standing. You must also notify Antioch Pizza Shop if you learn of any unauthorized use of their copyright materials by a third party. Antioch Pizza Shop will decide whether or not to take action against the third party, and you must assist them at their expense if they decide to do so.
Antioch Pizza Shop retains the right to control any litigation involving its copyright materials. If Antioch Pizza Shop decides to add, modify, or discontinue the use of anything covered by a copyright, franchisees must also do so at their own expense. The FDD indicates that Antioch Pizza Shop is not aware of any infringing uses that could materially affect a franchisee's use of its copyright materials.