What limits are placed on my use of the Eos Worldwide Franchise System?
Eos_Worldwide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ting protectable intellectual property, and whether created by or on behalf of you or in connection with the development or operation of your Franchise, will be promptly disclosed to us. If we adopt any of them as part of the EOS Franchise System, they will be deemed to be our sole and exclusive property and part of the EOS Franchise System and deemed to be works made for hire for us.
- (b) Your right to use the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks, and the Intellectual Property is derived solely from this Agreement, is nonexclusive and is limited to the conduct of the Franchised Business pursuant to, and in compliance with, this Agreement. You shall use the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks, and the Intellectual Property strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all policies set forth from time to time in the Operations Manual. Any unauthorized use of the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks and/or the Intellectual Property is and shall be deemed to be an infringement of our rights and our affiliates' rights and a material breach of this Agreement.
- (c) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you shall acquire no right, title or interest to the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks or the Intellectual Property; all goodwill associated with the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks and the Intellectual Property used by you shall inure exclusively to our benefit (or to the extent any particular Mark is owned by one of our affiliates, the goodwill for that Mark shall inure exclusively to that affiliates' benefit); and upon the termination of the Franchise, no monetary amount shall be assigned as attributable to any goodwill associated with your use of the EOS Franchise System, Client Data, the Marks or the Intellectual Property.
- (d) You acknowledge that the use of any computer or electronic medium or social networking website, including but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat, Yelp, Google, YouTube, or any blogs or other bulletin boards, or chat rooms, other networking and share sites in connection with your Franchise must comply with any social media policy or other use policy contained in our Operations Manual. We retain ownership of the materials posted on any webpage or site that use our Marks or Intellectual Property. All postings must comply with the social media policies and other policies set forth in the Operations Manuals, as well as the terms and conditions of the site(s).
- (e) You shall at no time (i) take, omit to take, or permit any action which will or may dilute the Intellectual Property or tarnish or bring into disrepute the reputation of or goodwill associated with us or our affiliates, the Marks, or the EOS Franchise System, or which will or may invalidate or jeopardize any registration of any Intellectual Property; (ii) apply for, or obtain, or assist any person or entity, other than us or our affiliates, in applying for or obtaining any registration of the Marks, any Copyrighted Materials (as defined below), or any other Intellectual Property, anywhere in the world, or any other trademark, service mark, trade name, or other indicia confusingly similar to the Marks or our other Intellectual Property; or (iii) take any action whatsoever to contest the validity, ownership, distinctiveness or enforceability of the Marks or other Intellectual Property and the goodwill associated therewith. You agree that your use of all or any part of the EOS Franchise System or the Intellectual Property contrary to
any provision of this Agreement, or your use of any confusingly similar method, format, procedure, technique, system, name, trade dress, mark, symbol, emblem, slogan, insignia, term, designation, design, diagram, promotional material or course material, during or after the Term, shall cause irreparable injury to our affiliates and us and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and shall entitle our affiliates and us to obtain temporary, preliminary, interlocutory or permanent injunctive relief or other applicable emergency relief, as applicable, from a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, and to recover court costs, reasonable expenses of litigation, reasonable legal fees, and any other appropriate remedies.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 74–246)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Eos Worldwide Franchise Disclosure Document, several limitations are placed on a franchisee's use of the Eos Worldwide Franchise System. As a franchisee, your right to use the Eos Worldwide Franchise System, client data, trademarks, and intellectual property is derived solely from the franchise agreement. This right is nonexclusive and limited to conducting the franchised business in compliance with the agreement. You must use the Eos Worldwide Franchise System, client data, trademarks, and intellectual property strictly according to the terms of the agreement and the policies in the Operations Manual. Any unauthorized use is considered an infringement of Eos Worldwide's rights and a material breach of the agreement.
As an Eos Worldwide franchisee, you will not receive an exclusive, protected, or designated geographic market, service area, or territory. You are expressly prohibited from selling products at wholesale or to distributors, vendors, suppliers, retailers, or resellers, or in any manner except through the franchised business in connection with providing services to clients or to other active Eos Worldwide franchisees with or without mark-up. You are also prohibited from reproducing, copying, translating, replicating, or creating derivative works from any training, instructional, education materials, worksheets, guides, modules, Leadership Team Manuals, videos, books, documents, or other materials used in client sessions or otherwise related to the Eos Worldwide Franchise System, the Marks, or the Intellectual Property.
Eos Worldwide retains significant rights, including the right to operate Eos Worldwide businesses or license others to do so anywhere in the world. They also retain the right to own and operate other businesses using their trademarks or intellectual property, or to license others to do so. Franchisees do not have a right of first refusal for any additional business or franchise programs. Eos Worldwide may also acquire or merge with any business, including competitors, and operate that business using their intellectual property and franchise system. Additionally, Eos Worldwide controls all use of their website and related electronic identifications, and franchisees must comply with social media and other use policies in the Operations Manual when using social networking websites in connection with their franchise.