"For lawyers new to franchise law with explanations of how franchise disputes arise and how they are addressed by experienced practitioners"--

This book provides practical guidance to help counsel sort through issues frequently encountered when a franschise or dealership ends, and addresses what a termination involves.

"The third edition of the Franchise Law Compliance Manual continues the tradition of providing a "practical, comprehensive guide to establishing and maintaining a successful corporate compliance program.""--

This practical guide takes the essence of a franchise dispute and makes the most difficult franchise litigation seem less complex. For those new to the field of franchising, this book will be a useful starting place for identifying the basic, recurring issues in franchise litigation. And for both new and experienced practitioners, this book is intended to provide insights into many of the more difficult and still-emerging issues that you are likely to encounter.

"Offering practical guidance to non-IP specialists who encounter these issues in their legal practice, this book provides specific and useful information on areas where business interests intersect with intellectual property issues, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, domain names, technology, and more."--

Written specifically to help lawyers and non-lawyers brush up on franchise law, this respected publication - now in its fourth edition - is charged with useful definitions, practical tips, and expert advice from experienced franchise law practitioners. This practical guide examines franchise law from a wide-range of experiences and viewpoints. Each chapter is written by two experienced practitioners to provide a well-rounded guide to the fundamentals of franchise law and key issues in the practice, including trademark law; structuring the franchise relationship; disclosure issues; registration; franchise relationship laws; antitrust law; counseling franchisees; and more.

"The franchise agreement is the document that establishes the franchise relationship. This business relationship is characterized by a franchisor granting a franchisee a temporary or time- limited right to use the franchisor's system and trademarks to conduct business. Because there is no 'one size fits all' template for drafting a franchise agreement, this must-have resource provides proven guidance on the core issues covered by a well-drafted agreement and how to carefully analyze the many considerations involved."--

Franchise Desk Book is your primary reference to the text of generally applicable franchise registration, disclosure and relationship statutes and accompanying regulations. You'll benefit from the expert commentary on franchise statutes and cases that provide you with a look behind the scenes with respect to the covered state's laws. In addition, this manual includes annotations of reported and unreported cases that are arranged and keyed to topics that franchise lawyers need and can understand, such as franchise fees, exemptions from registration and more. The unique annotation system that is designed specially for franchise lawyers will allow you to put your finger on cases that focus upon the issues that matter most.