Does Bevaris Alliance have any U.S. Patents issued to it?
Bevaris_Alliance Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
There are no U.S. Patents issued to Bevaris and you will not purchase products or use equipment utilizing U.S. Patents issued to Bevaris. Your right to use or license copyrighted materials (such as the Manual) are not materially limited by any agreement or known infringing use. You must tell us immediately if you learn about an infringement or challenge to your use of our copyrighted materials. Bevaris will take the action that we think appropriate. You must also agree not to contest our interest in copyrighted materials or our other trade secrets. If we decide to add, modify or discontinue the use of an item or process covered by a patent or copyright, you must also do so. Our sole obligation is to reimburse you for the tangible cost of complying with this obligation. Although we are not obligated to defend your use of these items or processes, Bevaris will reimburse you for damages and reasonable costs incurred in litigation about them. All documentation provided to you by us, including our Manual, advertising and promotional materials, and any other materials shall be afforded all applicable protections under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, as amended.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD page 16)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Bevaris Alliance Franchise Disclosure Document, Bevaris Alliance does not have any U.S. Patents issued to it. The FDD states that franchisees will not purchase products or use equipment utilizing U.S. Patents issued to Bevaris Alliance. However, Bevaris Alliance does have registered trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including the name "Bevaris Alliance" and a lion logo. Franchisees are granted the right to operate under the Bevaris Alliance name and use the company's trademarks.
As a franchisee, you must adhere to Bevaris Alliance's rules when using their trademarks and cannot use any name or mark as part of your corporate name, or with modifying words, designs, or symbols, except those licensed to you by Bevaris Alliance. You are also prohibited from using Bevaris Alliance's name or trademarks in connection with the sale of unauthorized products or services, or in any manner not authorized in writing by Bevaris Alliance.
If Bevaris Alliance modifies or discontinues the use of a trademark, franchisees must also modify or discontinue its use, and Bevaris Alliance will reimburse franchisees for tangible costs of compliance, such as changing signs. Franchisees are required to notify Bevaris Alliance immediately if they become aware of any infringement or challenge to the use of their trademarks, and Bevaris Alliance will take action as it deems appropriate. While Bevaris Alliance is not obligated to defend franchisees against claims related to the use of their trademarks, they will reimburse franchisees for liability and reasonable costs incurred in defending Bevaris Alliance's trademarks, provided that Bevaris Alliance was immediately notified of the infringement or challenge.