When did IP86 acquire the intellectual property related to the Epcon Communities franchise?

According to Epcon Communities' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, IP86, LLC acquired the intellectual property related to the Epcon Communities franchise on April 15, 2016. This acquisition included all rights, titles, and interests previously held by Home Page, encompassing trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, designs, trade dress (both registered and unregistered), copyrights (both registered and unregistered), derivatives of the intellectual property, and domain names. IP86, LLC, the entity that acquired the intellectual property, is an Ohio limited liability company formed on July 15, 2013, and is an affiliate of ECFL.

For a prospective Epcon Communities franchisee, this means that the rights to use the brand's intellectual property are controlled by IP86, and Epcon Communities, as the franchisor, has a license agreement with IP86 to grant franchisees the right to use these marks. This agreement is in effect until December 31, 2025, and automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless either party provides a three-month written notice of termination.

It is important for franchisees to understand the terms of this license agreement, as its potential termination could affect their rights to use the trademarks. However, the FDD states that termination of the license agreement with IP86 will not materially alter a franchisee's rights to use the trademarks. Franchisees should also be aware that they must use each mark in full compliance with the Franchise Agreement and the Operations Manual, and they are prohibited from using any mark as part of any corporate, partnership, trade, or other legal name without prior consent from Epcon Communities.