Protected Area Clause Samples

Protected Area. During the Term, and provided that Franchisee is not in default of this Agreement or any other agreement between Franchisor, its affiliates, and Franchisee, Franchisor shall not own, operate, sell, or issue a franchise for any other Fiesta business within an area designated on Exhibit B attached to this Agreement (the ʺProtected Areaʺ). Except as provided in this Section 1.4, Franchisee shall have no territorial or protective rights, and Franchisor shall have the right to place a Fiesta business anywhere it desires. In addition, Franchisor and its affiliates retain the right, among others, in any manner and on any terms and conditions that Franchisor deems advisable, and without granting Franchisee any rights therein: (a) To own, acquire, establish, and/or operate, and to grant licenses and franchises to others to establish, own and operate, Fiesta businesses, at any location outside of the Protected Area (regardless of its proximity to the Protected Area). (b) To own, acquire, establish and/or operate, and to grant licenses and franchises to others to establish, own and operate, businesses under other proprietary marks or other systems, whether such businesses are the same, similar, or different from the Franchised Business, at any location, whether inside or outside the Protected Area, and to purchase, merge, acquire or affiliate with any existing competitive or non‐ competitive franchise network, chain or any other business at any location, whether inside or outside of the Protected Area. (c) To offer and sell Fiesta (or any other brand) products and services (whether or not competitive) to customers located anywhere (including within the Protected Area) using any channel of distribution located anywhere, subject to certain conditions in relation to specific opportunities for Special Accounts as described below. (d) To market on the Internet and use the Proprietary Marks and Copyrights on the Internet, including the use of websites, domain names, URLs, directory addresses, email addresses, metatags, linking, advertising, co‐branding and other arrangements, and in all other forms of electronic media. (e) To produce, license, distribute and market Fiesta branded items through any outlet, whether inside or outside of the Protected Area (regardless of its proximity to the Franchised Location), and through any distribution channel, including by means of the Internet mail order catalogs, direct mail advertising and other distribution methods.

Protected Area. During the initial term and all successor terms, and provided that you are in full compliance with this Agreement and all other agreements between you and Franchisor, Franchisor shall neither operate nor grant others the right to operate another URBAN AIR TRAMPOLINE PARKTM Store in the Protected Area. Franchisor retains for itself and/or its Affiliates all other rights in and to the Proprietary Products, Proprietary Marks, Indicia, and System including, without limitation: (a) the right to own and operate and to grant others the right to own and operate Stores at any location outside the Protected Area, regardless of proximity to the Protected Area; and (b) the right to distribute any and all products and services and/or their components identified by the Proprietary Marks, including those used or sold in your Franchised Business, including, without limitation, proprietary merchandise (such as shirts, hats, jackets, etc.) and pre-packaged products, through alternative channels of distribution, including, without limitation, mail order, catalog sales, the Internet, World Wide Web or any other form of electronic commerce, or any other channel of distribution whatsoever except a Store, whether or not such sales occur within your Protected Area; you are not entitled to compensation for any such sales made in your Protected Area. Franchisor also may offer, grant and support franchises under any name other than URBAN AIR TRAMPOLINE PARKTM, whether or not in the same, similar, or different line of business as your Franchised Business. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits or restricts Franchisor or its Affiliates from owning, acquiring, establishing, operating, or granting franchise rights for (a) one or more other businesses at any location outside of the Protected Area under a different trademark or service mark (i.e., a mark other than URBAN AIR TRAMPOLINE PARK), whether or not the business is the same as, similar to, or competitive with the Stores; or (b) one or more indoor trampoline park businesses featuring wall-to-wall trampolines, foam pits, and related activities under the name URBAN AIR TRAMPOLINE PARKTM or some derivative of the Proprietary Marks at any location outside of the Protected Area.

Protected Area. Each of the restaurants you develop will have a Protected Area, as such is designated in the Franchise Agreement for such restaurant. The Protected Area may be designated as a radius, polygon or other geometric shape or as a specific trade area as Noodles and Company shall determine prior to execution of the Franchise Agreement for such restaurant.

Protected Area. The phrase “

Protected Area. Employee acknowledges that the Company is currently performing mineral exploration activities in the state of New Mexico and that it is reasonable to limit Employee’s activities during the Noncompetition Period and the Nonsolicitation Period to the state of New Mexico. Employee also acknowledges that due to the nature of the Company’s Business, any geographic limitations on the scope of his noncompetition and nonsolicitation obligations under this Agreement that would be narrower in scope than the entire state of New Mexico would not adequately protect the Company.

Protected Area. During the Term, and provided that Franchisee is not in default of this Agreement or any other agreement between Franchisor, its affiliates, and Franchisee, Franchisor shall not own, operate, sell, or issue a franchise for any other Fiesta business within an area designated on Exhibit B attached to this Agreement (the ʺProtected Areaʺ). Except as provided in this Section 1.4, Franchisee shall have no territorial or protective rights, and Franchisor shall have the right to place a Fiesta business anywhere it desires. In addition, Franchisor and its affiliates retain the right, among others, in any manner and on any terms and conditions that Franchisor deems advisable, and without granting Franchisee any rights therein:

Protected Area. Provided you are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, we will not operate or grant a franchise for the operation of a DOMINO'S PIZZA Store during the term of this Agreement whose area of primary responsibility significantly overlaps your Area of Primary Responsibility as determined by us.

Protected Area. The phrase “Protected Area” shall mean the area defined by Section 2.02 of this Agreement. 

Protected Area. The Protected Area set forth in Section 4.2 shall be the following geographic territory: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________