What principal trademarks does the Zoomin Groomin Franchise Agreement license to franchisees?
Zoomin_Groomin Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 13: TRADEMARKS]
TRADEMARKS
The Franchise Agreement licenses to you the right to use the following principal trademarks ("Marks") registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"):
| Description of Mark | Serial/Registration Number | Principal or Supplemental Register of the USPTO | Registratio n Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoomin Groomin | 3,163,391 | Principal | October 24, 2006 |
| 7,385,247 | Principal | May 14, 2024 |
You must use the Marks in strict compliance with the rules we prescribe and only in connection with the conduct of the Franchised Business. We prohibit you from using the Marks in connection with the sale of any unauthorized service, or in any manner not expressly authorized in writing by us.
If you learn of any claim against you for alleged infringement, unfair competition, orsimilar claims about the Marks, you must promptly notify us. We are not required to take affirmative action when notified of these uses or claims. We have the sole right to control any administrative proceedings or litigation involving a trademark licensed by us to you. The Franchise Agreement does not require us to participate in your defense or indemnify you for expenses or damages if you are a party to an administrative or judicial proceeding involving a trademark licensed by us to you or if the proceeding is resolved unfavorably to you.
If we replace, modify, or add additional Marks, you will update or replace your supplies and advertising materials to reflect the new Marks, at your expense, in the time frame we reasonably provide at the time of such an update. Further, you can continue using such prior Marks on your then-existing Vehicle but must use the modified or additional Marks when upfitting any new Vehicle. You will have no further rights in any discontinued marks. These updates will be at your expense.
Source: Item 13 — TRADEMARKS (FDD pages 34–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Zoomin Groomin's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement licenses the use of specific principal trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These trademarks are referred to as "Marks" in the document. The trademarks licensed to Zoomin Groomin franchisees are 'Zoomin Groomin', with registration number 3,163,391, registered on October 24, 2006, and trademark with registration number 7,385,247, registered on May 14, 2024. Both of these trademarks are registered on the Principal Register of the USPTO.
Zoomin Groomin requires franchisees to use these marks in strict compliance with the rules prescribed by the company and only in connection with the franchised business. Franchisees are prohibited from using the marks in connection with the sale of any unauthorized service or in any manner not expressly authorized in writing by Zoomin Groomin. If Zoomin Groomin replaces, modifies, or adds additional marks, franchisees will be required to update or replace their supplies and advertising materials to reflect the new marks at their own expense, within a reasonable timeframe provided by Zoomin Groomin.
If a franchisee learns of any claim against them for alleged infringement, unfair competition, or similar claims about the marks, they must promptly notify Zoomin Groomin. Zoomin Groomin has the sole right to control any administrative proceedings or litigation involving a trademark licensed to the franchisee, but is not required to participate in the franchisee's defense or indemnify them for expenses or damages if the franchisee is party to an administrative or judicial proceeding involving a licensed trademark.