franchise agreement

• Amended ICC model international franchise contract is problematic for franchising: anyone who has had the experience of working with franchisors knows that a good franchise agreement must reflect scores of business and legal decisions which make each franchise unique.

The idea was simple. Create a model international franchise agreement which could be used by companies and lawyers who are unfamiliar with internation...

• Franchising World
• Vol. 43 Nbr. 8, August 2011

• Drafting The Right Franchise Agreement

This article was previously published by LJN's Franchising and Business Law Alert Drafting the right franchise agreement for your client starts wit...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Negotiating with Comcast; New Franchise Agreement Will Affect Both Revenue and Public Access

Time is a crucial factor in the end game of the current negotiations. "It's our sense from the direction things are heading [in Congress] that it's. not going to be any easier for us," says [Dan Hillmer]. Although MTA has its critics, even many of them agree with Hillmer that the trend in Washington doesn't look promising for the continuation of strong federal support for local franchising authority. Signing a new franchise agreement with Comcast as soon as possible may get Marin under the wire of some major deregulation. "There's a lot of noise coming out of Washington that there are a number of acts that the FCC and Congress are looking at" that would strip local authority in the telecommunications arena, says Bruce Baum, a member of the public advocacy group Media Action Marin. "...

• Pacific Sun
• August 05, 2009

• Is Your Trademark 'License' An Unintended Franchise Agreement?

All too often, trademark licensors offer the use of their mark along with other intangibles without considering if the trademark license is actually a...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• Is Your Trademark 'License' An Unintended Franchise Agreement?

All too often, trademark licensors offer the use of their mark along with other intangibles without considering if the trademark license is actually a...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Hyatt Announces Franchise Agreement to Rebrand Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki as Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach.

Chartres Lodging and Morgan Stanley Select Kokua Hospitality to Lead Management and Renovation of 425-room Waikiki Destination Hotel CHICAGO -- Hyat...

• Business Wire
• January 20, 2011

• Changing The Franchise Agreement In Real Time.

Franchise agreements should be regarded as live documents, deserving review and appropriate changes as the system matures and as lessons are learned. ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Franchising-End of a Golden Era?

Attorneys aren't much better in this regard. The [Leslie Larson]'s attorney spent most of his time examining the obligations and operational requirements of the franchise agreement. Although he is long retired, he readily admits that he spent little time with sections dealing with "renewal," "termination," and "expiration" of the agreement.

• Quick Printing
• Vol. 28 Nbr. 12, September 2005

• City Appealing State Franchise Agreement

want to go? The Dubuque City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. Sixth St. At 5:45 p.m., the council will convene to receive a recommendation on hiring a facilitator for the Safe Community Task Force meetings. The city of Dubuque is preparing to ask the Iowa Utilities Board to review rules regarding state cable franchise agreements and to consider an amendment that would maintain the city's franchise agreement with Mediacom.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• January 31, 2010

• Council Considers Franchise Agreement

The Asbury City Council is considering a franchise agreement with Alliant Energy. The agreement is specifically focused on the use of right-of- way. If an agreement is reached, Alliant would pay for the costs of the relocation of services for road improvements.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• November 09, 2010