What is the 'System' that Deck Medic licenses to franchisees?
Deck_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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We license a system (the "System") for the operation of a Deck Medic business (each, a "Franchised Business" or "Deck Medic Business") that provides professional outdoor wood restoration and power washing services, as well as other services and products in accordance with our unique standards and specifications (the "Approved Services and Products"). The System includes Approved Services and Products that we currently designate and that we may modify, add to or discontinue from time to time, and our specifications, methods and procedures for the preparation, service, marketing and sale of Approved Services and Products by the Franchised Business. The System also features and requires, as designated by us, your exclusive use of products, supplies, warranties, equipment, service vehicles, and materials that we designate (the "System Supplies"). The System is identified by the Deck Medic registered trademark, registered logo, and such other trademarks, logos, and trade-dress that we may designate, modify or adopt from time to time and as same may or may not be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (collectively, the "Licensed Marks"). You must develop and operate your Deck Medic Business in conformity with the specifications, procedures, criteria, and requirements that we designate in our confidential operations manual and other proprietary manuals that we designate and as we may supplement and modify from time to time (collectively, the "Manuals").
If permitted by law, you may administratively operate your Deck Medic Business from a home based administrative office. As your Deck Medic Business grows, we expect that you will need to lease a non-retail commercial facility to support and maintain back-end operations that include parking service vehicles, maintaining supplies, managing employees, and staging service visits. You may only offer and provide the Approved Services and Products on-site at customer locations within your designated operating territory.
Franchise Agreement
You may enter into a Franchise Agreement in the form attached to this Disclosure Document as Exhibit E to develop and operate a Deck Medic Business within an operating territory and in conformity with the requirements of our System.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–10)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Deck Medic's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the 'System' that Deck Medic licenses to franchisees is for operating a Deck Medic business. This system provides professional outdoor wood restoration and power washing services, along with other services and products that adhere to Deck Medic's standards. The System includes the Approved Services and Products that Deck Medic designates, and may modify or discontinue, along with specifications, methods, and procedures for preparation, service, marketing, and sale of Approved Services and Products by the Franchised Business.
The Deck Medic System also requires franchisees to exclusively use designated products, supplies, warranties, equipment, service vehicles, and materials, referred to as 'System Supplies'. The System is identifiable through the Deck Medic registered trademark, logo, and other trade dress, which may or may not be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Franchisees must operate their Deck Medic Business according to the specifications, procedures, criteria, and requirements outlined in Deck Medic's confidential operations manual and other proprietary manuals, which may be supplemented and modified from time to time.
Prospective franchisees should understand that their right to use the Deck Medic System is limited to offering and providing approved services and products within their designated operating territory. This use must adhere to the System Supplies, Licensed Marks, and the specifications and requirements detailed in the Manuals. Franchisees are expected to follow the System closely to maintain brand consistency and quality across all Deck Medic locations.