Company: PFSA
Filing Date: 2025-09-17
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-088333
Chunk: 76

Company: Profusa, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-17
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 76
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 the affected market. Recent developments in U.S. patent law have made it more difficult to stop these and related practices based on theories of patent infringement. If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, the value of our technology could be materially adversely affected and our business could be harmed. We rely heavily on trade secrets and confidentiality agreements to protect our unpatented know -how, technology and other confidential proprietary information, and to maintain our competitive position. However, trade secrets and know -howcan be difficult to protect. In particular, we anticipate that with respect to our technologies, these trade 44 secrets and know -howwill over time be disseminated within the industry through independent development, the publication of journal articles describing the methodology, and the movement of personnel from academic to industry scientific positions. In addition to pursuing patents on our technology, we take steps to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technology by entering into agreements, including confidentiality agreements, non -disclosureagreements and intellectual property assignment agreements, with our employees, consultants, academic institutions, corporate partners and, when needed, our advisers. However, we cannot be certain that such agreements have been entered into with all relevant parties, and we cannot be certain that our trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information will not be disclosed or that competitors or other third parties will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and techniques. For example, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, including our trade secrets, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches. Such agreements may not be enforceable or may not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure or other breaches of the agreements, and we may not be able to prevent such unauthorized disclosure, which could materially and adversely impact our ability to establish or maintain a competitive advantage in the market, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Monitoring unauthorized disclosure is difficult, and we do not know whether the steps we have taken to prevent such disclosure are, or will be, adequate. If we were to enforce a claim that a third party had wrongfully obtained and was using our trade secrets, it would be expensive and time -consuming, it could distract our personnel, and the outcome would be unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States may be less willing to protect trade secrets or may not recognize certain claims of intellectual property infringement. We also seek to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of our confidential