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Independently owned and operated?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 18 2013

The franchise industry is deep in renewal season and one recent California case reminds us that franchise systems, especially those with company

Complying with Item 12 territory disclosures

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 5 2013

New "FAQ 37" released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes clear that a franchise system reserving the right to develop "non-traditional

Pizza system deemed not a trade secret

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 29 2012

Franchisor, Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc., recently lost a motion for a temporary restraining order preliminary injunction against a former franchisee after the District Court of South Dakota found that it was unlikely to succeed on its claim that the system for producing "Hot-N-Ready" Pizzas was a "trade secret" under the South Dakota Trade Secrets Act

Virginia proposes changes to franchise rule

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 28 2012

The Virginia Division of Securities and Retail Franchising has recommended to the Virgina Corporations Commission certain revisions to the "Virginia Retail Franchising Act Rules" (Rules

FTC: territory not exclusive if franchisor reserves non-traditional venues

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 3 2012

A new "FAQ 37" recently released by the Federal Trade Commission staff makes it clear that a franchise system which reserves the right to non-traditional venues must disclose that it does not provide an exclusive territory

Equitable estoppel binds non-signatory to franchise agreement

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 31 2012

The Federal District Court of Wisconsin, interpreting Minnesota law, recently held that an individual guarantor and a non-signatory corporation receiving benefits under a franchise agreement were both bound to a jury waiver provision in the franchise agreement under the theory of equitable estoppel

Experts: lending market for franchising improving but still not all the way back

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 22 2012

I recently attended a Meet the Lender's Networking Reception hosted by the recently launched Philadelphia Chapter of the International Franchise Association's Women's Franchise Network

Child endangerment conviction found not to be good cause for immediate termination of franchise

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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July 30 2012

The United States District Court of New Jersey recently decided that a franchisee's child endangerment criminal conviction did not justify immediate termination of a franchise agreement under the New Jersey's Franchise Practices Act (FPA

FTC amends monetary thresholds for 3 franchise exemptions

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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June 13 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it is amending the FTC Franchise Rule (FTC Rule) to increase the monetary thresholds of three different exemptions used to determine whether a franchisor must disclose under the FTC Rule

Vermont and Arizona consider new franchise legislation

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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April 30 2012

Both Vermont and Arizona are proposing legislation in 2012 that would further regulate the relationship between franchisors, franchisees, and business opportunities

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