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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

Franchisee 101: Dog Days of Operations

Lewitt Hackman on 6/30/2025

A federal court in Missouri granted franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against its former franchisee, enjoining the former franchisee from operating a competing business from the former franchised location....more

Franchisee 101: An UnBakeable Non-Compete

Lewitt Hackman on 9/29/2023

A Minnesota federal court denied cookie dough franchisor Cookie Dough Bliss Franchising’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against a former Minnesota franchisee and its owners....more

Franchisee 101: COVID Defense Leads to Contempt

Lewitt Hackman on 11/2/2020

A federal court in Tennessee held a Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken former franchisee in contempt for failure to deidentify its restaurant after entry of a temporary restraining order and consent to a permanent injunction. ...more

Franchisee 101: Successor Slips Out of Non-Compete

Lewitt Hackman on 8/4/2020

A Florida federal court granted a preliminary injunction against a terminated franchisee. The court enjoined the ex-franchisee from using the franchisor’s trademarks and trade dress. The court enforced the franchisor’s...more

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Trademarks › Franchise Termination

Franchisee 101: Dog Days of Operations

Franchisee 101: An UnBakeable Non-Compete

Franchisee 101: COVID Defense Leads to Contempt

Franchisee 101: Successor Slips Out of Non-Compete

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