Company: MTCH
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000891103-25-000027
Chunk: 117

Company: Match Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 117
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 occasions, have been, determined to be invalid or unenforceable, or laws and interpretations of laws regarding the enforceability of existing intellectual property rights may change over time in a manner that provides less protection. The occurrence of any of these events could tarnish our brands’ reputations, limit our ability to market them, or impede our ability to effectively compete against competitors with similar technologies, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

From time to time, we have been subject to legal proceedings and claims regarding intellectual property, including claims of alleged infringement of trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property rights held by third parties and of invalidity of our own rights. In addition, from time to time we have engaged in litigation, and may continue to do so in the future, to enforce our intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets and patents, or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights claimed by others. Any litigation of this nature, regardless of outcome, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management and technical resources, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We operate in various international markets, including certain markets in which we have limited experience, and some of our brands continue to seek to increase their international scope. As a result, we face additional risks in connection with certain of our international operations.

Operating internationally, particularly in countries in which we have limited experience, exposes us to a number of risks in addition to those otherwise described in this annual report, such as:

•operational and compliance challenges caused by distance, language, and cultural differences;

•difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

•differing levels of social and technological acceptance of our services or lack of acceptance of them generally;

•differing and potentially adverse tax laws;

•compliance challenges due to different laws and regulatory environments, particularly in the case of privacy, data security, intermediary or platform liability, and consumer protection (for example, in Saudi Arabia where our Azar service has been blocked);

•competitive environments that favor local businesses or local knowledge of such environments;

•limitations on the level of intellectual property protection or our ability to enforce our rights; and

•trade sanctions, political unrest, terrorism, war, and epidemics, or the threat of any of these events.

The occurrence of any or all of the events described above could adversely affect our international operations, which could in turn adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations