Do you know everything you need to know about franchise law?
Fundamentals of Franchising, Fourth Edition, is charged with useful definitions, practical tips, and expert advice from experienced practitioners. Written to help lawyers and nonlawyers alike, this practical guide examines franchise law from a wide range of practice specialties and viewpoints. Each chapter is written by experienced practitioners whose cumulative knowledge provides you with a well-rounded overview of franchise law and alerts you to issues that may require further research or expertise.
This proven practice guide will help strengthen your understanding of key issues in franchise law, including:
- Trademark law
- Structuring the franchise relationship
- Franchise disclosure issues
- Franchise registration
- Franchise relationship laws
- Antitrust law
- International franchising
- Representing franchisees
This edition also covers disclosure requirements under the revised FTC Franchise Rule, provides a state-by-state summary of franchise and business opportunity registration and disclosure statutes, and summarizes state procedural requirements for termination or nonrenewal.
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Edited by Rupert M. Barkoff; Joseph J. Fittante; Ronald K. Gardner, Jr. and Andrew C. Selden
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Franchising is experiencing explosive growth in the U.S. and abroad, triggering more legal transactions and queries about this multi-faceted area of law. 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. Covering the basics of franchise law in one, easy-to-read volume, this practical guide examines franchise law from a wide-range of experiences and viewpoints.
Each chapter is written by two experienced practitioners and provides a well-rounded overview of franchise law. Key franchise law topics covered include:
Trademark law
Structuring the franchise relationship
Disclosure issues
Registration
Franchise relationship laws
Antitrust law
International franchising
Counseling franchisees
In addition to covering the legal fundamentals, this resource also includes time-saving appendices on state franchise and business opportunity statutes; franchise relationship law citations and popular names; types of franchise relationship laws; statutory examples of good cause for termination; procedural requirements for termination and nonrenewal; and examples of other unlawful practices.