Company: WLTH
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form Type: DRS/A
Source: 0001628279-25-000486
Chunk: 190

Company: WEALTHFRONT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-07-28
Form: DRS/A
Chunk 190
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• Operational efficiency through streamlined processes and automation;

• Engineering talent that drives continuous innovation and technological advancement;

• Cost of products and services rendered; and

• Reputation and brand recognition.

We believe we are well positioned to win and succeed in this market. Wealthfront’s value proposition is built on long-term wealth accumulation, prudent financial management, and most importantly, client trust. Wealthfront earned the trust of emerging digital-native generations in their prime phase of wealth accumulation, a definitive advantage over incumbents and other FinTech peers. We consistently innovate on our financial solutions to provide clients with the best products to manage their financial lives and are prepared to help guide our clients along their financial journeys.

#### Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property is an important aspect of our business and helps us maintain our competitive position. To establish and protect our rights in our proprietary intellectual property, we rely upon a combination of trade secret, trademark, patent, and copyright laws, and contractual restrictions such as confidentiality agreements, licenses, and intellectual property assignment agreements.

As of July 15, 2025, we had one trademark registration in the United States for the Wealthfront brand. The registration is effective through November 15, 2031, and may be renewed periodically; provided that we, as the registered owner, or our licensees where applicable, comply with all applicable renewal requirements including, where necessary, the continued use of the trademark in connection with similar services and goods. We currently have two pending trademark applications to register Wealthfront-based marks and may choose to pursue further registrations to the extent we believe it would be beneficial and cost effective. We also own several domain names, including www.wealthfront.com.

As of July 15, 2025, we had four issued patents and one pending patent application in the United States. Our patents issued in the United States begin expiring in April 2042, excluding any patent term adjustment.

We control access to our intellectual property and confidential information through internal and external controls. We maintain a policy requiring our employees, contractors, consultants and other third parties to enter into agreements that contain confidentiality provisions to control access to, and invention or work product assignment provisions to secure ownership of, our proprietary information. Intellectual property laws and our procedures and restrictions provide only limited protection, and any of our intellectual property rights may be challenged, invalidated, circumvented, infringed, or misappropriated.

#### Government Regulation
U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations apply to many key aspects of our current business operations and future business plans. Failure to