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Does William Loesch have any agreements that limit his rights to the Baya Bar Marks?

Baya_Bar Franchise · 2024 FDD

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

--------------|------------------------| | BAYA BAR | May 14, 2017 | 87/448,937 | April 3, 2018 | 5,440,085 |

There are currently no effective determinations of the USPTO, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the trademark administrator of any state or any court, no pending infringement, opposition or cancellation proceedings and no pending litigation involving any of the Marks that may significantly affect the ownership or use of any Mark listed above. There are no agreements currently in effect which limits William Loesch rights to the Marks, except that he has granted us the right to use and sublicense the use of the Marks via a perpetual and non-cancelable trademark license agreement between us and Mr. William Loesch dated June 1, 2018. Mr. Loesch intends to file all affidavits and other documents required to maintain his interest in and to the Marks.

You must immediately notify us of any apparent infringement of the Marks or challenge to your use of any of the Marks or claim by any person of any rights in any of the Marks. You are not permitted to communicate with any person other than us, or any designated affiliate, our counsel and your counsel involving any infringement, challenge or claim. We can take action and have the right to exclusively control any litigation or USPTO or other administrative or agency proceeding caused by any infringement, challenge or claim or otherwise relating to any of the Marks. You must sign any and all documents, and do what may, in our counsel's opinion, be necessary or advisable to protect our interests in any litigation or USPTO or other administrative or agency proceeding or to otherwise protect and maintain our interests and the interests of any other person or entity (including any affiliate) having an interest in the Marks.

We will indemnify you against and reimburse you for all damages for which you are held liable for your use of any of the Marks, provided that your conduct in the proceeding and use of the Marks is in full compliance with the terms of the Franchise Agreement.

Except as provided above, we are not obligated by the Franchise Agreement to protect any rights granted to you to use the Marks or to protect you against claims of infringement or unfair competition with respect to them. Although we are not contractually obligated to protect the Marks or your right to use them, as a matter of corporate policy we intend to defend the Marks vigorously.

We may require you, at your expense, to discontinue or modify your use of any of the Marks or to use one or more additional or substitute trade names, service marks, trademarks, symbols, logos, emblems and indicia of origin if we determine that an addition or substitution will benefit the System.

The license to use the Marks granted in the Franchise Agreement is non-exclusive to you. We have and retain certain rights in the Marks including the following:

    1. To grant other licenses for the use of the Marks in addition to those licenses already granted or to be granted to franchisees;
    1. To develop and establish other systems using the Marks or other names or marks, and to grant licenses or franchises in those systems without providing any rights to you; and

Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 40–41)

What This Means (2024 FDD)

According to Baya Bar's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, William Loesch, the owner, has granted Baya Bar the right to use and sublicense the use of the marks through a perpetual and non-cancelable trademark license agreement dated June 1, 2018. This agreement represents a limitation on his rights to the marks, as Baya Bar has the right to use and sublicense them. Otherwise, there are no other agreements that limit William Loesch's rights to the Baya Bar marks. He intends to file all necessary documents to maintain his interest in the marks.

As a Baya Bar franchisee, you must immediately notify Baya Bar of any apparent infringement of the marks or any challenges to your use of the marks. You are not allowed to communicate with anyone other than Baya Bar, its designated affiliates, or your counsel regarding any infringement, challenge, or claim. Baya Bar has the exclusive right to control any litigation or proceedings related to the marks.

Baya Bar will indemnify you against and reimburse you for all damages for which you are held liable for your use of any of the marks, as long as you fully comply with the terms of the Franchise Agreement. However, Baya Bar is not obligated by the Franchise Agreement to protect your rights to use the marks or to protect you against claims of infringement or unfair competition, although they intend to defend the marks vigorously as a matter of corporate policy.

The Franchise Agreement grants you the right to use Baya Bar's trademarks, trade names, service marks, symbols, emblems, logos, and indicia of origin, but only in the manner authorized by Baya Bar and for the operation of your franchised business. You cannot use the marks as part of your corporate or legal name and must follow Baya Bar's instructions for trade name or fictitious name registrations. You must also sign any documents required to protect the marks or maintain their validity and enforceability and cannot contest Baya Bar's ownership of the marks.

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.