The brand maintenance fee paid for one year is generally not refundable before it expires.

when signing the contract, we should pay attention to the following issues: 1. The franchisee's subject qualification should be expressed as the name of an individual or a legal entity. It is stated in the contract that the franchisee is allowed to open a chain store in a certain place, and the name of the chain store to be opened is a certain company (the name of the franchise owner). ?

2. The expression of the relationship between the two parties should be stipulated in the franchise contract: both parties to the contract are independent accounting units, which only belong to the relationship between the licensor and the franchisee, and there is no * * * investment, agency, employment and contract relationship between the two parties. At the same time, it should be agreed that the trademarks, trade names, goodwill and management technologies used by franchisees are owned by the franchisees. 3, intellectual property protection clauses, in the contract to deal with trademarks, patents, proprietary technology, domain name protection to make a clear agreement.