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Are you a small business owner who has considered franchising your business? Franchising can be a great way to expand your company's physical presence, grow your revenue, and increase your brand recognition....more
On December 6, 2022, at the Asociacion Interamericana de law Propiedad Intelectual (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)) 23rd Work Sessions and Administrative Council meeting in Medellin, Colombia,...more
On November 3-4, 2022, at the American Bar Association’s 45th Annual Forum on Franchising, Marc A. Lieberstein, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, and Lee Plave, Partner at Plave Koch PLC, presented Coming To America: So You...more
As franchise brands mature, they face a series of challenges that can either push the brand higher and to the next level, or sow the seeds for ultimate destruction. For many during the mid-twentieth century, Howard Johnson’s,...more
In this episode of "Lawyers With Game," host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice is joined by Leah Leyendecker, also from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, along with...more
Whether you are considering developing a hotel or acquiring a hotel, in order to maximize your revenue per available room (and obtain capital investors and financing), you are likely to turn to one of the major hotel brands...more
I recently attended the annual Franchise Times Finance and Growth Conference in Las Vegas. In addition to hearing dozens of emerging and established brands pitch their systems, one of the highlights of the Conference is...more
This infographic provides an overview of U.S. franchising and insight into the valuable role of trademarks and other IP assets to franchisors. ...more
Investors active in the sports industry have reaped high rewards across the globe in recent years. These investors include sovereign investors willing to enter the game and capitalize on the strong financial performance,...more
When business owners contemplate expansion and growth of their business enterprise and brand, they must first make a fundamental decision on strategy and method of expansion. Should they (a) expand on their own, utilizing...more
What should an employer do when an employee violates Company policies or when the employee’s actions reflect poorly on the Company? Most employers use disciplinary actions – anything between verbal warnings on up to...more
Business owners looking to expand may leave themselves vulnerable to several obvious losses, including those related to finance, brand identity, and customer loyalty. Resources, including exemplary human resources, are...more
The recent criminal prosecution of several 7-Eleven franchisees, which arose out of a criminal alien employment investigation, as well as efforts by government agencies to treat franchisors and franchisees as joint employers...more
Increasingly, franchise concepts that begin in one country soon find that expansion involves not only domestic growth, but also development in other jurisdictions including the United States. Over the past decade, advances in...more
As a successful business owner or business owner with a new and trendy concept, you probably get approached frequently by people hoping to acquire rights to operate your business “back home.” You are probably flattered by the...more
What had 28 flavors, nearly 1,000 locations, and a ubiquitous orange roof? If you answered Howard Johnsons Restaurants, then you are one of a shrinking number of people who can still appreciate the power that brand once had....more