Common use of Licensed Methods Clause in Contracts

Licensed Methods. Franchisee hereby acknowledges that one or more of Franchisor's affiliates own and control the distinctive plan for establishing, operating, and promoting Restaurants and all related licensed methods of doing business, previously defined as the Licensed Methods, which include, but are not limited to, recipes, menu items, and cooking methods; technical restaurant equipment standards; order and take-out fulfillment methods; customer relations; marketing techniques; written promotional materials and Operations Manual contents; advertising; and accounting systems; all of which constitute trade secrets of such affiliate(s) and have been licensed to Franchisor, and Franchisee acknowledges that Franchisor and its affiliates have valuable rights in and to such trade secrets. Franchisee further acknowledges that it has not acquired any right, title, or interest in the Licensed Methods, except for the right to use the Licensed Methods in operating the Restaurant, and that any and all innovations, additions, or improvements made to the Licensed Methods, even if by Franchisee, shall belong to Franchisor and its affiliates.

Licensed Methods. Franchisee hereby acknowledges that one or more of Franchisor's affiliates own TQC owns and control controls the distinctive plan for establishing, operating, and promoting Restaurants and all related licensed methods of doing business, previously defined as the Licensed Methods, which include, but are not limited to, recipes, menu items, and cooking methods; technical restaurant equipment standards; order and take-out fulfillment methods; customer relations; marketing techniques; written promotional materials and Operations Manual contents; advertising; and accounting systems; all of which constitute trade secrets of such affiliate(s) TQC and have been licensed to Franchisor, and Franchisee acknowledges that TQC and Franchisor and its affiliates have valuable rights in and to such trade secrets. Franchisee further acknowledges that it has not acquired any right, title, or interest in the Licensed Methods, except for the right to use the Licensed Methods in operating the Restaurant, and that any and all innovations, additions, or improvements made to the Licensed Methods, even if by Franchisee, shall belong to Franchisor and its affiliatesTQC.