A large number of American franchise systems have, over the last 40 years, made Canada one of their chose international expansion targets. This new book, written by experienced Canadian franchise lawyers, will help you advise your clients who are considering expansion into the Canadian marketplace. The book outlines a host of important differences when comparing the business, law and practice of franchising in Canada and the United States, as well as the numerous similarities between the culture and law of both societies. Topics include: structuring and expansion to Canada; trade-mark and other intellectual property issues; the Canadian franchise agreement; franchise disclosure issues; privacy issues and dispute resolution and franchise litigation in Canada. The book also includes practice notes throughout the book, highlighting key points.

This book provides you with a well-rounded overview of franchise law and will alert you to issues that may require further research or expertise.

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.

Franchising: Cases, Materials, & Problems is designed for use in a franchise law course. A teacher who wishes to emphasize the role of intellectual property concepts in franchise law can assign the chapters on trademarks, trade secrets, and copyright in full as well as parts of other chapters. A teacher who prefers to emphasize the regulatory aspects of franchise law can assign the chapters on disclosure and relationship laws in full, supplemented by other chapters.