What is the effect of City Wide making required renewal and affidavit filings for the trademark registrations?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
CITY WIDE has made all required renewal and affidavit filings (if any are due) for these registrations.
You are authorized to use the Marks appearing in both tables above, or other Marks subsequently developed and designated by CITY WIDE, in the operation of your Franchised Business, if you do so following CITY WIDE's standards and specifications.
No state registrations of any of the Marks have been applied for or granted. CITY WIDE's Licensor, CITY WIDE Franchise Holding Company, Inc., as the owner of all rights, title, and interest to the Marks, claims common law rights to the Marks.
CITY WIDE is not aware of any presently effective determinations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the trademark administrator of any state, or any court, or of any pending interference, opposition, or cancellation proceeding, or any pending material litigation concerning any of the Marks.
There are no infringing uses known to CITY WIDE that could materially affect your use of the Marks in this state or in any other state in which the Franchised Businesses are to be located. There are no agreements currently in effect that significantly limit the rights of CITY WIDE to use or license the use of the Marks, trade names, logotypes or other commercial symbols in any manner material to the franchise, except as set forth herein.
CITY WIDE may change or modify the System presently identified by the Marks including the adoption and use of new or modified trade names, service marks, trademarks or copyrighted materials, new programs or systems for the franchise system, new product lines, new employee training, new equipment
or new techniques and you shall accept, use and display any changes in the System as if they were part of the Franchise Agreement at the time of its execution.
All usage of the Marks by you and any goodwill established thereby will inure to the exclusive benefit of CITY WIDE and its Licensor. You are prohibited from contesting the validity or ownership of any of the Marks or assisting any other person in contesting the validity or ownership of any Marks during the term of the Franchise Agreement or at any time thereafter.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 39–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, City Wide has made all required renewal and affidavit filings for its trademark registrations. This is important for prospective franchisees because it indicates that City Wide is actively maintaining its trademarks with the USPTO. These trademarks include "CITY WIDE", and "CITY WIDE" and Design. These marks are registered on the Principal Register. The trademarks are essential for franchisees as they are granted the right to operate their franchised business under these marks.
City Wide is the exclusive licensee of these trademarks, granting franchisees the right to operate under them within the commercial cleaning franchise system across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The license agreement between City Wide and City Wide Franchise Holding Company, Inc., dated January 12, 2021, is in perpetuity and can only be modified or terminated by mutual agreement. This long-term agreement provides stability and assurance regarding the use of the trademarks.
Should City Wide lose the right to license the marks, they would initiate efforts to provide franchisees with a replacement mark at no additional cost, except for stationery and other supplies. Franchisees are required to use the trademarks in accordance with guidelines specified in the Franchise Agreement, its attachments, and the Operating Manual, ensuring consistent branding across all franchises. All goodwill generated through the use of the marks benefits City Wide and its licensor, and franchisees are prohibited from contesting the validity or ownership of the marks.