Does Zoomin Groomin have any pending patent applications material to the franchise?
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.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD pages 36–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Zoomin Groomin Franchise Disclosure Document, Zoomin Groomin does not currently hold any patents, nor do they have any pending patent applications that are material to the franchise. However, Zoomin Groomin does claim a copyright on their Operations Manual, marketing materials such as website text, and other printed material, though they have not presently filed a registration of those copyrights.
Zoomin Groomin states that there are no currently effective determinations of the U.S. Copyright Office or any court, nor is there any pending litigation or other proceedings regarding any copyrighted materials. Additionally, no agreement limits Zoomin Groomin's rights to use or allow others 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 and will remain in control of any such litigation. Zoomin Groomin 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, considering all of these items confidential and proprietary, and the franchisee must use these items per the terms of the Franchise Agreement.