Does Creative World School have any patents material to the franchise?
Creative_World_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
There are no patents, pending patent applications, or registered copyrights that are material to the franchise.
We claim copyrights in the Manuals, the building design, the interior decor and the curricular lesson plans, "Art" (paintings, pictures, photographs, murals, drawings, sculptures and other forms of art we designate), learning systems, menus, advertising materials and related items used in operating the franchise. These copyrights have not been registered with the United States Registrar of Copyrights.
The Manuals and other materials we possess contain our confidential information. This information includes site selection criteria; curricular, lesson plans, educational programs and standards; methods, formats, specifications, standards, systems, procedures and sales and marketing techniques used, and knowledge of and experience, in developing and operating Schools; marketing and advertising programs for Schools; knowledge of specifications for and suppliers of certain fixtures, furnishings, equipment, products, materials and supplies; and knowledge of the operating results and financial performance of Schools other than your School.
All ideas, concepts, techniques, lesson plans, Art, curricular or materials relating to a School (including architectural layouts, designs, plans and decor), whether or not constituting protectable intellectual property, and whether created by or on behalf of you or your owners, must be promptly disclosed to us, will be considered our property and part of our franchise system and will be considered to be works made-for-hire for us. You and your owners must sign whatever documents we request to evidence our ownership or to assist us in securing intellectual property rights in such Art, ideas, concepts, techniques or materials.
You may not use our confidential information in an unauthorized manner and must take reasonable steps to prevent its disclosure to others. We may require your employees to sign our then current form of nondisclosure and noncompetition agreement.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 50–51)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Creative World School FDD, there are no patents, pending patent applications, or registered copyrights that are material to the franchise. However, Creative World School does claim copyrights in its manuals, building design, interior decor, curricular lesson plans, art, learning systems, menus, and advertising materials. These copyrights have not been registered with the United States Registrar of Copyrights.
Creative World School considers all ideas, concepts, techniques, lesson plans, art, curricular or materials relating to a school, including architectural layouts, designs, plans, and decor, as their property and part of their franchise system. This applies whether or not the intellectual property is protectable and regardless of who created it. Franchisees and their owners must disclose any such creations to Creative World School and sign documents to evidence the franchisor's ownership or to assist in securing intellectual property rights.
Creative World School also emphasizes the importance of protecting its confidential information. Franchisees are prohibited from using this information in an unauthorized manner and must take steps to prevent its disclosure. Creative World School may also require franchisee employees to sign nondisclosure and noncompetition agreements. This is a common practice in franchising to protect the franchisor's proprietary information and system.