Who controls administrative proceedings or litigation involving City Publications' trademarks?
City_Publications Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We are obligated to protect your right to use our Marks and will protect you against claims of infringement from third parties, based on your proper use of our marks. You are obligated to notify us of any trademark uses by third parties similar to ours and we will take the action on those that we deem appropriate. In all of these cases, we control any administrative proceeding or litigation involving the trademarks and you are required to participate, at our direction, in any administrative action or litigation and we will indemnify you from any claims resulting from your proper use of our Marks. We have the right to modify our Marks and you must comply with any changes that we require.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD page 25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Publications's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, City Publications retains control over any administrative proceedings or litigation involving its trademarks. This means that if there is a dispute over the use of the City Publications trademarks, such as a claim of infringement, City Publications will manage the legal process.
As a City Publications franchisee, you are obligated to notify City Publications of any unauthorized trademark uses by third parties that are similar to City Publications's marks. City Publications will then decide what action to take. You are also required to participate in any administrative action or litigation at City Publications's direction.
City Publications will protect you against claims of infringement from third parties, based on your proper use of their marks, and will indemnify you from any claims resulting from your proper use of City Publications's Marks. However, City Publications also has the right to modify its Marks, and franchisees must comply with any changes that City Publications requires.