Can Eos Worldwide require franchisees to use Approved Suppliers to translate any materials?
Eos_Worldwide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
9.2 Translations and Derivative Materials.
- (a) You acknowledge that we own the worldwide copyright and all intellectual property rights and other ownership rights to the Operations Manual, and all components of the EOS System that are media subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights (referred to above as the "Materials"). You further acknowledge and agree that you may only make translations, copies, or adaptations of or modifications to the Materials upon receiving our prior written consent, which may be withheld in our sole discretion and subject to additional terms and conditions, or to the extent that you have non-excludable rights to do so under applicable laws. You are solely responsible in determining whether local applicable law requires the translation of any Materials into the local language before use.
- (b) You will provide us with a copy of any translations of the Materials promptly, and you may not use any such translations without our prior written approval. You will bear the cost of such translations and will hold confidential all such translations to the same extent as the EOS original materials. We may require that you use our Approved Suppliers to translate any materials.
- (c) You acknowledge that as between you and us, we (or our affiliates) will own the copyright and all other rights to translations, modifications, or adaptations of or to the Materials (whether or not made in violation of this Agreement). Without limiting the generality of Section 9.1 above, you hereby assign to us and our affiliates, as applicable, all copyright and economic rights and waive any moral rights and similar rights with respect to the copyright in the translated, modified or adapted Materials, and agree to execute any and all instruments and documents, render such assistance and do such acts and things as may, in the opinion of our counsel, be necessary or advisable in furtherance of such assignment and waiver, and you will require the same assignment, waiver and covenant in favor of us and our affiliates by your Personnel and by any independent contractors or other third parties who translate, modify or adapt the Materials.
- (d) You agree to use proper copyright and other proprietary notices in connection with all Materials or translations, modifications, or adaptations of the Materials and conform to our standards for protecting our and our affiliates' rights.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 74–246)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Eos Worldwide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to use the franchisor's approved suppliers to translate materials. Eos Worldwide owns the worldwide copyright and all intellectual property rights to the Operations Manual and all components of the EOS System that are media subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights, referred to as the "Materials".
Franchisees must get prior written consent from Eos Worldwide to make translations, copies, adaptations, or modifications to the Materials, unless they have non-excludable rights to do so under applicable laws. Franchisees are responsible for determining whether local applicable law requires the translation of any Materials into the local language before use. Franchisees must provide Eos Worldwide with a copy of any translations of the Materials promptly and may not use any such translations without prior written approval. The franchisee bears the cost of these translations and must keep them confidential to the same extent as the EOS original materials.
Eos Worldwide may require that franchisees use their Approved Suppliers to translate any materials. Eos Worldwide (or its affiliates) will own the copyright and all other rights to translations, modifications, or adaptations of or to the Materials, whether or not made in violation of the agreement. Franchisees must use proper copyright and other proprietary notices in connection with all Materials or translations, modifications, or adaptations of the Materials and conform to Eos Worldwide's standards for protecting their and their affiliates' rights.