Does the Zoomin Groomin agreement grant any license or conveyance of intellectual property rights?

uired by law, you may not make any press release or other public announcement respecting the subject matter of this Agreement without our written consent as to the form of such press release or public announcement.

1.10. Trademarks

A. Use of our Marks

We allow and require you to use our trademarks and service marks ("Marks") to hold out your Franchised Business to the public. You will use only our Marks as we develop them for this purpose. Use of our Marks must be in accordance with our Manual.

B. Changes to the Marks

We may update or change our Marks. We may replace, modify, or add to our Marks. If we replace, modify, or add additional Marks, you will update or replace your supplies, etc. to reflect the new Marks, at your expense, in the time frame we provide at the time of such an update.

C. Marks Within a Company Name

You may not use the words "Zoomin Groomin" or any confusingly similar words as any part of the name of a corporation, LLC, or other entity. However, "Zoomin Groomin" followed by your entity number, or such other designation as we will specify, will be your "doing business as" name for an entity which owns this franchise, sometimes also called your "assumed name," "trading as" name, or "fictitious name."

D. No confusingly similar marks

You will avoid using any Marks that could be confused with our Marks.

E. Infringement Claims

If you learn of any claim against you for alleged infringement, unfair competition, or similar claims about the Marks, you must promptly notify us.

F. Control of Proceedings

We have the sole right to control any administrative proceedings or litigation involving a trademark licensed by us to you.

G. Name and Likeness

You give us permission to use your name and likeness in all forms and media for advertising, trade, and any other lawful purposes.

Fees

2.1.Initial Franchise Fee

Upon execution of this Agreement, you will pay us an Initial Franchise Fee as stated on the Summary Page.The Franchise Fee is fully earned when you sign this Agreement and is not refundable under any circumstances.

2.2.Technology Fee

You will pay an ongoing weekly Technology Fee throughout the Term. On the Effective Date, the Technology Fee charged by us is $15 per week. The Technology Fee is not tied to any specific service, but we intend to provide each Franchised Business with an email address, telephone number, and access to a web portal. We reserve the right to increase the Technology Fee during the Term up to a maximum of $30 per week as technology advances and the cost of providing this technology increases.

2.3.Scheduling Tools

You will need a customer relationship management ("CRM") system which includes scheduling functionality to operate your Franchised Business. You must use the CRM provider designated by us during the Term of this Agreement. This CRM technology is not included in the Technology Fee and is not subject to the maximum technology fee amount specified in Section 2.2. As of the Effective Date, you will contract directly with a third-party CRM vendor designated by us for such technology; however, we reserve the right to negotiate an agreement directly with a CRM vendor and pass the actual fee incurred by us onto you. We will refer to this fee as the "CRM Fee".

Source: Item 9 — 01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (FDD pages 68–156)