Outside of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, does City Wide have exclusive rights to the trademarks?

According to the 2025 City Wide Franchise Disclosure Document, City Wide is the exclusive licensee of its trademarks within the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Specifically, City Wide is the exclusive licensee of CITY WIDE Franchise Holding Company, Inc., for the trade name and service marks "CITY WIDE", and "CITY WIDE" and Design, the trade dress of the franchise materials, and associated logos and commercial symbols. This exclusivity applies to the use of these marks in a commercial cleaning franchise system throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

This means that as a City Wide franchisee, your right to use the trademarks is protected within these three countries. No other entity can legally operate a similar commercial cleaning franchise under the same brand name or using confusingly similar marks in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. This provides a significant competitive advantage and brand recognition within these markets.

The FDD does not explicitly state whether City Wide possesses exclusive rights to these trademarks in any other countries outside of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. A prospective franchisee should directly ask City Wide about its trademark rights and protections in any specific countries of interest outside of these three.