Company: GROVW
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-013839
Chunk: 19

Company: Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 19
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We are the registered holder of multiple domestic and international domain names that include “grove” and similar variations. We also hold domain registrations for many of our product names and other related trade names and slogans. In addition to the protection provided by our intellectual property rights, we enter into confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements with our employees, consultants, contractors and business partners. Our employees are also subject to invention assignment agreements. We further control the use of our proprietary technology and intellectual property through provisions in both our customer terms of use on our website and the terms and conditions governing our agreements with other third parties.

Government Regulation

The vitamins/dietary supplements, foods, over-the-counter drugs, cosmetic products and medical device products we sell under our own brands and from third-party brands are subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”). Substantially all of our products are subject to regulation by one or more of the following: the Consumer Product Safety Commission (the “CPSC”), the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), as well as various other federal, state, and local regulatory authorities. The applicable laws and regulations principally relate to the ingredients or components, proper labeling, advertising, packaging, marketing, manufacturing, warehousing, registration, safety, shipment and disposal of our products. Compliance with these laws and regulations have not had nor do we expect such compliance to have, any material adverse effect on our financial results.

Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”), cosmetics are defined as articles or components of articles that are applied to the human body and intended to cleanse, beautify, promote attractiveness or alter its appearance, with the exception of soap. The labeling of cosmetic products is also subject to the requirements of the FDCA, the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act and other FDA and state regulations. Cosmetics are not subject to pre-market approval by the FDA, however certain ingredients, such as color additives, must be pre-authorized. If the safety of the products or ingredients has not been adequately substantiated, a specific warning label is required. Other warnings may also be mandated pursuant to FDA and certain regulations. The FDA monitors compliance of cosmetic products through market surveillance and inspection of cosmetic manufacturers and distributors to ensure that the products neither contain false nor misleading labeling and that they are not manufactured under unsanitary conditions. Inspections also may arise from consumer or competitor complaints filed with the FDA. In the event the FDA