Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007882
Chunk: 116

Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 116
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, and prospects regardless of whether we are able to successfully enforce our rights.

In addition, any success we have had registering and protecting our intellectual property in the United States does not guarantee that we will have similar success in other jurisdictions. We do not currently own any material registered intellectual property outside the United States. Although we do not currently operate outside the United States, should we choose in the future to expand our operations outside the United States, a failure to protect and maintain our brand in such other jurisdictions could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

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We maintain a policy requiring our Team Members to enter into an agreement to protect our intellectual property rights and other proprietary information. However, we cannot guarantee that such agreements adequately protect our intellectual property rights and other proprietary information. We cannot guarantee that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies in the event of a breach, or that the respective Team Members will not assert rights to our intellectual property rights or other proprietary information. In addition, we may fail to enter into confidentiality agreements with all parties who have access to our trade secrets or other proprietary information. Failing to protect and maintain the secrecy of our trade secrets or other confidential information for any reason could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We have been, and may in the future be, subject to claims that we violated certain third-party intellectual property rights.

Third parties may assert, including in a lawsuit, that we infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate their intellectual property rights. In addition, we periodically receive communications that claim we have infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated others’ intellectual property rights. Any claim against us relating to intellectual property, with or without merit, could be time consuming, expensive to settle or litigate, and could divert the attention of our management, even if we were ultimately successful. Litigation regarding intellectual property rights is inherently uncertain due to the complex issues involved, and we may not be successful in defending ourselves in such matters. Any claims successfully brought against us could subject us to significant liability for damages, and we may be required to stop using brands, products, technology, or other intellectual property alleged to be in violation of a third-party’s rights in one or more jurisdictions where we do business. We also might be required to seek a license for third-party intellectual property or enter into a settlement or coexistence agreement that may limit our rights or the scope of our business operations in some way. Even if a license is available, we could be