Building and protecting a franchise network.

At COEUR IP we understand the legal and commercial complexities involved in establishing, expanding or acquiring a franchise. Our team has extensive experience in franchising and provides practical, strategic and tailored legal solutions to help businesses build and protect successful franchise networks.

Through our extensive network of reliable partner firms across the continent, we advise clients on the jurisdiction-specific requirements applicable to their franchise operations.

We assist at every stage — from protecting your intellectual property to developing the legal and operational framework a successful franchise system needs. That includes registering and protecting franchise trade names, trademarks, logos and slogans, and developing franchise-specific structures and training programmes covering operational systems and procedures.

We also prepare and negotiate the documentation franchise operations require, including franchise agreements, licensing agreements and comprehensive operations manuals that establish the standards, policies and procedures to be followed by franchisees. Every document is tailored to your commercial objectives, business model and legal requirements.

• Establishment & expansion — Advising on the establishment, expansion, acquisition and operation of franchise businesses.
• Franchise agreements — Preparing, reviewing and negotiating franchise agreements.
• Licensing — Drafting licensing and related commercial agreements.
• Franchise IP — Registering and protecting trade names, trademarks, logos and slogans.
• Structures & compliance — Developing franchise structures, operational frameworks and compliance strategies.
• Operations manuals — Preparing franchise operations manuals and training documentation.
• Lifecycle advice — Legal and strategic advice throughout the franchising lifecycle.
• Disputes — Representing clients in franchise-related disputes and dispute resolution proceedings.