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Welcome
Business and Franchise Lawyers Serving Clients Throughout Pennsylvania and the Nation
At Spadea, Lanard & Lignana, we are in the business of helping businesses organize, grow, and thrive. For more than two decades, our attorneys have helped clients throughout Pennsylvania and the nation make their business dreams a reality, including those seeking franchise opportunities.
Contact one of the attorneys at our firm today. We can help your business dreams become reality.
Positioning Your Business for Success
We custom-tailor effective legal solutions for small and medium-sized businesses of all types. We provide the legal underpinnings essential to business success. Contact our business attorneys if you are:
- An entrepreneur with an exciting new business idea
- Anyone with a business agreement, commercial lease, or non-compete agreement that needs to be prepared, reviewed or renegotiated
- A business owner who is dissatisfied with his or her current legal advisor
- An individual purchasing a franchise business or a business owner who wants to franchise a successful business concept
- An individual wishing to purchase or a business owner who wants to sell a business
- A business owner with employees or looking to obtain employees
Deal Makers, Not Deal Breakers
The description of a successful corporate counsel could be paraphrased: "Don't tell me why it won't work. Find a way to make it happen." We take that approach when we are helping our clients. We provide all the services of an in-house corporate counsel without the overhead.
Business Spoken Here
If you have dealt with attorneys before, you may be surprised to find that we speak your language, not legalese, and we understand business. We not only translate legal concepts into plain English, we will explain exactly what they mean to your business and your bottom line. Then we take action on your behalf, deftly navigating the murky waters of the law until we reach the best possible outcome to your legal situation. You will find our team of uniquely qualified, skilled attorneys listen, understand, and are responsive to all your legal needs.
Do you have questions about franchising law, contracts, or a specific business transaction? Let's talk business. Contact us today to speak with one of our experienced business and franchise lawyers.
Legal Requirement To Franchise A Business
What do you need to know to create a franchise of your business from a legal perspective? You have a successful business concept. You may have even had inquiries regarding buying a franchise of the business concept. To franchise your business you will need a federally registered trademark, compliance with the FTCs requirement of a disclosure document (FDD) and legal compliance with certain state requirements. This post will discuss the legal aspects of franchising your business.
First, you must have a federally registered (or at least applied for) trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Registration of your name and logo will protect the name and logo from others attempting to copy your name and/or logo. However, you should know that anyone using the name or logo prior to your use, has priority rights to that name and/or logo for their marketing area. The trademark and other intellectual property (trade dress, etc.) is the cornerstone of what someone will be licensing from you when they buy a franchise from you. Read more »
