Restoration Hardware 2015 Annual Report Download - page 11

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Employees
As of January 30, 2016, we had approximately 4,600 employees, of which approximately 800 were part-time employees. As of
that date, approximately 2,200 of our employees were based in our stores. None of our employees are represented by a union, and we
have had no labor-related work stoppages. We believe our relations with our employees are good.
Intellectual Property
The “RH”, “Restoration Hardware,” “RH Baby & Child,” “RH Modern,” and “RH Teen” trademarks, among others, are
registered or are the subject of pending trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and with the
trademark registries of several foreign countries. Each of our trademark registrations is perpetually renewable provided that we use or
continue to use the trademarks in commerce in the particular geographic market and for the goods or services covered by the
registration. In addition, we own many domain names, including “restorationhardware.com,” “rh.com,” “rhbabyandchild.com,”
“rhmodern.com,” and “rhteen.com” and others that include our trademarks. These domain names are perpetually renewable. We own
design patents or pending applications to protect the ornamental appearance of several of our products. These design patents are valid
for 14 years from the date of issuance. We own copyrights, including copyright registrations or pending applications, for several of
our Source Books. We believe that our trademarks, design patents, and copyrights have significant value and we will vigorously
protect them against infringement.
Fluctuation in Quarterly Results
Our quarterly results have historically varied depending upon a variety of factors, including our product offerings, promotional
events, store openings, shifts in the timing of holidays and the timing of Source Book releases, among other things. As a result of these
factors, our working capital requirements and demands on our product distribution and delivery network may fluctuate during the
year. Unique factors in any given quarter may affect period-to-period comparisons between the quarters being compared, and the
results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that we may achieve for a full fiscal year.
Regulation and Legislation
We are subject to numerous regulations, including labor and employment laws, customs, laws governing truth-in-advertising,
consumer protection, privacy, safety, real estate, environmental and zoning and occupancy laws, and other laws and regulations that
regulate retailers and govern the promotion and sale of merchandise and the operation of our galleries, outlets and warehouse
facilities, both in the United States and Canada, as well as in jurisdictions from which we source our products. We believe we are in
material compliance with laws applicable to our business.
Where You Can Find More Information
We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information required by the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the SEC. You may read and copy the reports and other information we file with the SEC at
the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this
information by mail from the public reference section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.
You may obtain information regarding the operation of the public reference room by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also
maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with
the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
We maintain public internet sites at www.restorationhardware.com and www.rh.com and make available, free of charge,
through these sites our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Proxy
Statements and Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed on behalf of directors and executive officers, as well as any amendments to those reports filed
or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish
it to, the SEC. We also put on our websites the charters for our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as well as our Code of Business Conduct, our Corporate Governance Guidelines
and Code of Ethics governing our chief executive and senior financial officers and other related materials. The information on our
websites is not part of this annual report.
Our Investor Relations Department can be contacted at Restoration Hardware, Inc., 15 Koch Road, Suite K, Corte Madera, CA
94925, Attention: Investor Relations; telephone: [phone]; e-mail: inves[email protected].