Know-how franchise formula now also legally protected
Know-how is one of the most essential parts of a franchise formula.
Know-how is one of the most essential parts of a franchise formula.
At the end of 2018, a draft of the “Freedom of Choice for Retailers (Opening Hours) Act” was presented.
A law is being drafted for the franchising industry to improve relations between franchisors and franchisees.
A developer of a digital platform for a franchisor had provided a platform that any third party could access.
Franchisees who are unwilling or unable to continue with the franchise company experience whether or not the non-competition clause is valid or not.
Forms of franchising that do not involve a vertical relationship between the franchisor on the one hand and the franchisees on the other may be prohibited.
Preferential right of purchase in a rental agreement does not apply
A franchisor applied for interim measures to prohibit a franchisee from opening a franchisee's business.
If a franchise formula ceases to exist, for example if it is incorporated into another organization, the question may be whether the franchisee is also obliged to be incorporated into
The Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden ruled on 15 May 2018, ECLI:NL:GHARL:2018:4395, on the question whether a franchisor has a branch just over the edge of the exclusively granted protection area.