Has Bonchon registered any copyrights with the United States Copyright Office?
Bonchon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have not registered any copyrights with the United States Copyright Office.
In addition, we claim copyrights on certain software, forms, advertisements, promotional materials and other written materials. We also claim copyrights and other proprietary rights in the Bonchon Confidential Operations Manual and Recipe Manual.
There are no agreements currently in effect which significantly limit your right to use any of our copyrights. Also, there are no currently effective determinations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright Office (Library of Congress) or any court pertaining to or affecting any of our copyrights discussed above. Finally, as of the date of this Disclosure Document, we are unaware of any infringing uses of or superior previous rights to any of our copyrights which could materially affect your use of them in this state or in the state in which the franchised Bonchon Business will be located.
Your and our obligations to protect your rights to use our copyrights are the same as the obligations for Proprietary Marks described in Item 13 of this Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 68–69)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bonchon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bonchon has not registered any copyrights with the United States Copyright Office. However, Bonchon claims copyrights on certain software, forms, advertisements, promotional materials, and other written materials. Bonchon also claims copyrights and other proprietary rights in the Bonchon Confidential Operations Manual and Recipe Manual.
Bonchon states that there are no agreements that significantly limit a franchisee's right to use any of Bonchon's copyrights. Additionally, there are no current determinations by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Copyright Office, or any court that affect Bonchon's copyrights. Bonchon is also unaware of any infringing uses or superior previous rights to any of their copyrights that could materially affect a franchisee's use of them.
As a Bonchon franchisee, the obligations to protect the rights to use Bonchon's copyrights are the same as the obligations for Proprietary Marks, as described in Item 13 of the Franchise Disclosure Document. This means franchisees must take measures to safeguard Bonchon's intellectual property and prevent unauthorized use.