What must a Best In Class Education Center franchisee do with trade dress upon termination/non-renewal?
Best_In_Class_Education_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| THE FRANCHISE RELATIONSHIP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision | SECTIONS IN AGREEMENT | SUMMARY | ||||
| i. Your obligations | FA: 22.1 | Obligations include: remove trade dress and alter premises to eliminate any resemblance to a Center; cease use of intellectual property; return Manual, educational materials and branded materials; return proprietary software; assign telephone numbers, listings and domain names; assign student/parent information and accounts; cancel fictitious names; comply with data retention policies; and pay amounts due (also see "r", below). | ||||
| on termination/ | ||||||
| non-renewal | SOA: Not Applicable ADA: Not Applicable FA: 20.1 | The SOA does not impose any post-term obligations on you. The ADA does not impose any post-term obligations on you. |
Source: Item 17 — RENEWAL, TERMINATION, TRANSFER, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDD pages 37–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Best In Class Education Center Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or non-renewal of the Franchise Agreement, franchisees are obligated to remove all trade dress from the premises. This means the franchisee must alter the physical location to ensure it no longer resembles a Best In Class Education Center.
In addition to removing trade dress, the franchisee must cease all use of Best In Class Education Center's intellectual property. Franchisees must also return the operations manual, educational materials, and any other branded materials provided by the franchisor. Furthermore, franchisees are required to return any proprietary software, assign telephone numbers, listings, and domain names to Best In Class Education Center.
Additional obligations include assigning student and parent information and accounts, canceling any fictitious names associated with the business, complying with data retention policies, and paying all outstanding amounts owed to Best In Class Education Center. These obligations are detailed within Section 22.1 of the Franchise Agreement. The Satellite Office Addendum and Area Development Agreement do not impose any post-term obligations.