Where is the Floors To Go franchisee limited to using the FTG Marks?
Floors_To_Go Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
sell any floor covering or window treatment products on or through any Internet Web Site or Domain Name.
- 4.3. Appearance of the FTG Marks on Items. You shall use the name "Floors To Go" and/or such other names or logos as authorized by us on all display signs, decorations, advertising, carpet, floor covering samples, and other printed and decorative materials used in or on the premises in connection with the advertising, displaying, or selling of Floors To Go products or services. You shall cause to appear such legends, markings and notices on all uses of the Marks as we may reasonably require, including, without limitation, appropriate copyright and trademark notices, including the ® and ™ symbols as appropriate.
- 4.4. Use of Trademark to Identify Site. You are required to use the name "Floors To Go" and/or such other names, marks, or logos as we shall direct within Your Territory (see Section 7.3). We shall have the right to approve such signs in order to ensure that they comply with applicable trademark or trade name requirements and contain such legends and symbols as we shall require.
- 4.5. Website. You will be provided a website, maintained by us, on the domain www.floorstogo.com for each of your FTG Showrooms. From time to time, additional features
and benefits may be added to the website, for which we reserve the right to charge a fee to assist in covering costs, including, but not limited to, the costs of developing, implementing and maintaining said features and benefits. In addition, we reserve the right to require you to use "Floors To Go" in your fictitious trade name and make it a permanent part of your exterior signage. If you choose to develop an independent website, it must comply with our trademark, service mark, logo and advertising requirements, as well as any of our applicable policies and procedures.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 47–204)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Floors To Go's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to use the Floors To Go name and authorized logos on display signs, decorations, advertising, carpet, floor covering samples, and other printed and decorative materials used in or on the premises. This applies specifically when advertising, displaying, or selling Floors To Go products or services. Franchisees must also include any legends, markings, and notices, including copyright and trademark symbols, as required by Floors To Go.
Floors To Go franchisees are required to use the Floors To Go name, marks, or logos within their designated territory. Floors To Go retains the right to approve all signage to ensure compliance with trademark and trade name requirements, including the appropriate legends and symbols. Floors To Go also provides and maintains a website on the domain www.floorstogo.com for each FTG Showroom.
Floors To Go dictates that franchisees must comply with their trademark, service mark, logo, and advertising requirements when developing or purchasing internet-based advertising through email services, search engines, web portals, or other internet-based advertising vehicles. Franchisees cannot incorporate the Floors To Go name or associated marks as part of their legal business name, but they are authorized and required to adopt a fictitious trade name incorporating the words "Floors To Go", complying with all fictitious name registration statutes. Upon termination of the agreement, the franchisee must remove the Floors To Go name from their fictitious business name registrations within thirty days.