Does Zoomin Groomin have any currently effective determinations from the U.S. Copyright Office regarding copyrighted materials?
Zoomin_Groomin Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
At this time, we do not hold any patents or have any pending patent applications that are material to the franchise. We claim a copyright in our Operations Manual, marketing material such as our website text, and other printed material, although we have not presently filed a registration of those copyrights.
There are no currently effective determinations of the U.S. Copyright Office or any court or any pending litigation or other proceedings regarding any copyrighted materials. No agreement limits our rights to use or allow others to use the copyrighted materials.
We do not have an obligation in the Franchise Agreement to protect our copyrights, but we intend to do so. We will remain in control of any such litigation. We are not required to participate in the defense of you or indemnify you for expenses or damages in a proceeding involving a copyright licensed to you. We may modify or change the copyrighted materials and compel you to accept and adopt such modifications or changes at your expense. We know of no superior rights or infringing uses that could materially affect your use of the copyrighted materials.
We claim proprietary rights in our Operations Manual and business methods. You must use these items per the terms of your Franchise Agreement. We consider all of these items confidential and proprietary.
You will not directly or indirectly disclose, publish, disseminate or use our "Confidential Information" except as authorized in the Franchise Agreement. You may use our Confidential Information to perform your obligations under the Franchise Agreement, but in doing so you will only allow dissemination of our Confidential Information on a need-to-know basis and only to those individuals that have been informed of the proprietary and confidential nature of such Confidential Information. We may share performance data of your Franchised Business between us, our employees and affiliates, our franchisees and their employees. You agree to keep such performance data confidential.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 36–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Zoomin Groomin's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Zoomin Groomin does not have any currently effective determinations from the U.S. Copyright Office regarding copyrighted materials. Zoomin Groomin claims a copyright in its Operations Manual, marketing material such as its website text, and other printed material, although it has not presently filed a registration of those copyrights. Zoomin Groomin also states that there is no pending litigation or other proceedings regarding any copyrighted materials, and no agreement limits their rights to use the copyrighted materials.
Zoomin Groomin does not have an obligation in the Franchise Agreement to protect their copyrights, but they intend to do so. Zoomin Groomin will remain in control of any such litigation and is not required to participate in the defense of the franchisee or indemnify them for expenses or damages in a proceeding involving a copyright licensed to the franchisee. Zoomin Groomin may modify or change the copyrighted materials and compel the franchisee to accept and adopt such modifications or changes at the franchisee's expense.
Zoomin Groomin claims proprietary rights in their Operations Manual and business methods, and the franchisee must use these items per the terms of the Franchise Agreement. Zoomin Groomin considers all of these items confidential and proprietary. The franchisee will not directly or indirectly disclose, publish, disseminate or use Zoomin Groomin's "Confidential Information" except as authorized in the Franchise Agreement. Zoomin Groomin may share performance data of the franchisee's Franchised Business between themselves, their employees and affiliates, their franchisees and their employees, and the franchisee agrees to keep such performance data confidential.