Does Cd One Price Cleaners have any patents material to the franchise?
Cd_One_Price_Cleaners Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
No patents are material to the franchise. We claim copyrights in the Manual (which contains our trade secrets), the content of the online learning management system, advertising and marketing materials, and similar items used in operating the franchise. We have not registered these copyrights with the United States Registrar of Copyrights but need not do so at this time to protect them. You may use these items only as we specify while operating your Store and must stop using them if we so direct you.
There currently are no effective adverse determinations of, or pending material proceedings before, the PTO, the United States Copyright Office or any court involving the copyrighted materials. No agreement limits our right to use or allow others to use the copyrighted materials. We do not know of any copyright infringement that could materially affect you.
You must notify us immediately of any apparent infringement of or challenge to your use of any copyrighted works. We may take the action we deem appropriate (including no action) and control exclusively any litigation or other proceeding arising from any infringement, challenge or claim or otherwise concerning any copyrighted works. We may require you to modify or discontinue using any copyrighted works and/or use one or more additional or substitute copyrighted works. We need not reimburse you for your expenses. We need not participate in your defense nor indemnify you for expenses or damages if you are a party to an administrative or judicial proceeding involving a copyrighted work or if the proceeding is resolved unfavorably to you.
Our Manual, the online learning management system and other materials contain our confidential information. You must treat the Manual, and the information it contains, as confidential, and must use all reasonable efforts to maintain this information as secret and confidential. You may not at any time copy, duplicate, record or otherwise reproduce these materials, in whole or in part, nor otherwise make them available to any unauthorized person.
Source: Item 14 — Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information (FDD pages 54–55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cd One Price Cleaners' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, no patents are material to the franchise. However, Cd One Price Cleaners does claim copyrights in its Manual, which contains trade secrets, the content of the online learning management system, advertising and marketing materials, and similar items used in operating the franchise. These copyrights have not been registered with the United States Registrar of Copyrights, but Cd One Price Cleaners does not believe registration is necessary to protect them at this time.
As a franchisee, you are permitted to use these copyrighted items only as specified by Cd One Price Cleaners while operating your store, and you must stop using them if directed to do so. You are required to notify Cd One Price Cleaners immediately of any apparent infringement or challenge to your use of any copyrighted works. Cd One Price Cleaners has the right to take any action it deems appropriate regarding infringement, including no action, and will control any related litigation.
Cd One Price Cleaners may require you to modify or discontinue using any copyrighted works and/or use substitute copyrighted works. Cd One Price Cleaners is not obligated to reimburse you for expenses related to these changes, nor are they required to participate in your defense or indemnify you for expenses or damages if you are involved in a legal proceeding concerning a copyrighted work. The Manual, online learning management system, and other materials contain confidential information that you must keep secret and not reproduce or share with unauthorized individuals.