With whom is a Remax franchisee permitted to communicate regarding any infringement, challenge, or claim related to RE/MAX, LLC's copyrights?
Remax Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will be required to notify RE/MAX Regional and RE/MAX, LLC immediately of any third-party infringement of or challenge to any of these copyrights, or of any claim by any person of any rights in any such copyright, and you will not communicate with any person other than RE/MAX, LLC and its
attorneys in connection with any such infringement, challenge or claim. RE/MAX, LLC has the right to take whatever action it deems appropriate and to control exclusively any litigation or other proceeding arising from any infringement, challenge or claim relating to any of its copyrights. You will be required to sign any documents, provide such assistance and take any other reasonable, lawful action that RE/MAX, LLC's attorneys say is necessary or advisable to protect and maintain RE/MAX, LLC's interests in any litigation or proceeding related to its copyrights or otherwise to protect and maintain RE/MAX, LLC's interests in its copyrights.
Source: Item 14 — Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information (FDD pages 79–80)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Remax's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee is required to notify RE/MAX Regional and RE/MAX, LLC immediately if there is any third-party infringement or challenge to any of its copyrights, or any claim by any person of any rights in any such copyright. The franchisee is only permitted to communicate with RE/MAX, LLC and its attorneys regarding any copyright infringement, challenge, or claim.
This means that if a Remax franchisee becomes aware of a potential copyright issue, they must immediately inform both RE/MAX Regional and RE/MAX, LLC. However, they are restricted in who they can discuss the matter with, being limited to communicating only with RE/MAX, LLC and its legal counsel. This restriction ensures that Remax maintains control over any legal proceedings or actions related to its copyrights.
Remax retains the exclusive right to take any action it deems appropriate and to control any litigation or other proceeding arising from any infringement, challenge, or claim relating to its copyrights. The franchisee is obligated to sign documents, provide assistance, and take any other reasonable, lawful action that RE/MAX, LLC's attorneys deem necessary to protect RE/MAX, LLC's interests in any litigation or proceeding related to its copyrights. This places the responsibility and cost of managing copyright issues on Remax, but also requires the franchisee to actively cooperate in protecting Remax's copyright interests.