Across
- 1. A business owned by two or more people
- 6. Paid to the franchise company to support TV, magazine, or other advertising of the franchise as a whole
- 8. The costs associated with beginning a business
- 9. A business that has the legal rights of a person but is independent of its owners
- 10. A name, symbol, or special mark used to identify a business or brand of product
- 12. A regulatory document describing a prospective franchise opportunity
- 14. The original, creative work of an artist or inventor
Down
- 2. Weekly or monthly payments made by the local owner to the franchise company
- 3. A legally binding agreement between two or more persons
- 4. A unit of ownership in a corporation
- 5. The grant of a property right to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, or selling his/her invention
- 7. A business that is owned exclusively by one person
- 11. Distributions of corporate profits to shareholders
- 12. A legal agreement that gives an individual the right to market a company's products or services in a particular area
- 13. A form of intellectual property law that protects original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works