FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IP INVESTIGATIONS LEADER MARKSMEN PARTNERS WITH CORSEARCH ON TRADEMARK RESEARCH

Glendale, CA, August 15, 2005 - Marksmen®, the industry standard in intellectual property investigations and CCH CORSEARCH, a Wolters Kluwer business and the leader in innovation in trademark research, today announced a strategic alliance. Marksmen specializes in trademark investigations to clarify use -- identifying conflicts, priority, channels of distribution, avenues of trade, geographic scope, or ITU and abandonment issues. Additionally Marksmen negotiates IP rights worldwide and polices trademarks on the Internet by monitoring Web content and domain name registrations.

With its powerhouse Web-based research platform, CORSEARCH has revolutionized the clearance process for the trademark community. In joining with Marksmen, CORSEARCH clients can now order sophisticated investigations directly through CORSEARCH Advantage™. The Marksmen-CORSEARCH alliance provides for the most streamlined research process in the industry, allowing trademark professionals to conduct screenings, order and evaluate comprehensive searches, launch web-based investigations, and now order IP investigations through a single entry-point.

“The alliance with CORSEARCH reinforces our commitment to providing quality product offerings to the trademark community,’ explained Ken Taylor, CEO of Marksmen. “We are excited about our partnership with CORSEARCH. At the forefront of technology, CORSEARCH is the clear market leader providing enterprise trademark research solutions that will benefit our clients moving forward.’

“Central to our efforts in the trademark industry is providing complete research to the professional with maximized simplicity, accuracy, and speed,’ said Karen Abramson, General Manager of CCH CORSEARCH. “Marksmen has been the leader in trademark investigations for years, and is always several steps ahead of the curve. Their record of reliability and innovation makes them a perfect fit for our goals.’

The alliance will allow CORSEARCH to serve as a delivery channel of Marksmen investigations and acquisition services and will allow Marksmen to take a greater role in bringing CORSEARCH research services to Marksmen clients, thereby integrating the process to clear trademarks.

About CCH CORSEARCH

CCH CORSEARCH provides in-depth intellectual property search report content of the highest quality, reliability and completeness. With CORSEARCH Advantage™, CCH CORSEARCH has led the industry in advancements in value-added functionality in electronic reports in trademark searches. CCH CORSEARCH provides a full line of trademark research services, both in print and digitally, including U.S. Comprehensive Search, International Search Services, and Vigilance Watching Services®.

Based in New York, CCH CORSEARCH is a Wolters Kluwer business and a member of the Corporate Legal Services group, which also includes CT Corporation and UCC Direct Services. Wolters Kluwer is a leading multi-international information services company based in Amsterdam. For more information on CCH CORSEARCH, visit www.cch-corsearch.com.

CCH CORSEARCH contact:
Andrew L. Popper
andrew.popper@wkglobal.com
917.408.5190

About Marksmen

Founded in 1998, Marksmen is a world leader in IP protection services, including trademark clearance and enforcement investigations, determining business method patents and processes, establishing and locating prior art, due diligence, worldwide on-ground investigations, litigation support and Internet related infringements. Additionally, Marksmen negotiates for the purchase or sale of IP rights internationally and monitors the Internet for both Web content and domain name registrations.

For more information please see the company’s website at www.marksmen.com or contact:

Jeremy Johnson
818.827.5471
jjohnson@marksmen.com