What domain names is Brightstar Care the lawful owner of?
Brightstar_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
8.5.2 We are the lawful, rightful, and sole owner of the Internet domain names www.brightstarcare.com and www.careers.brightstarcare.com (as described in Section 1.6.3), and any other Internet domain names we register. You unconditionally disclaim any ownership interest in those or any similar Internet domain name. You may not register any Internet domain name in any class or category that contains words used in or similar to any brand name owned by us or our affiliates, the names or likeness of any BrightStar Franchising, LLC executive or employee or BrightStar Technology Group, LLC executive or employee, or any abbreviation, acronym, phonetic variation, or visual variation of those words.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 117–118)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brightstar Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Brightstar Care is the lawful owner of the domain names www.brightstarcare.com and www.careers.brightstarcare.com. The agreement specifies that Brightstar Care also owns any other Internet domain names it registers.
As a Brightstar Care franchisee, you must acknowledge Brightstar Care's ownership of these domain names and agree not to register any similar domain names. This includes domain names that use words similar to Brightstar Care's brand name or the names of its executives or employees. The purpose of this restriction is to protect Brightstar Care's brand identity and prevent confusion among customers.
This clause ensures that franchisees do not create websites or online presences that could be mistaken for official Brightstar Care sites. It protects the brand's online presence and prevents franchisees from leveraging the brand's name to create their own separate identities online. Franchisees are essentially prohibited from using domain names that could dilute or infringe upon Brightstar Care's established online brand.