Wilmington, DE and Madison, WI, March 23, 2007 – Corporation Service Company (CSC), a privately-held company and leading provider of legal and financial services to corporations and law firms today announced that it has acquired NameProtect, a privately-held leader of digital brand management solutions for the Global 2000.

Both companies now will offer customers enhanced and expanded trademark and brand related products and services from the merged product line, such as comprehensive trademark clearance searches which incorporate Internet search results, digital brand monitoring solutions that identify and prioritize brand and logo abuse, global domain name management and acquisition services, ReverseWhois searches and online risk management solutions. And in a first for the industry, CSC will now offer the General Counsel a comprehensive view of entity, corporate compliance and governance, and litigation data integrated with intellectual property data through CSC GC Dashboard.

“The addition of NameProtect now enables CSC to provide corporations and law firms with the most comprehensive name management solution available in the market today,” said Bruce R. Winn, President and Chief Executive Officer of CSC. “By combining CSC’s entity management and global domain capabilities with NameProtect’s innovative brand monitoring tools and trademark expertise, both companies’ customers now will get the best of both worlds in managing their brands online. Our combined organizations will give customers a single source for managing, monitoring, promoting and protecting their brands.”

“CSC is the ideal company to enable NameProtect to advance its market leadership in both the areas of trademark search and brand protection,” said Kevin Rohde, President of NameProtect. “As the role of the Internet grows exponentially, inserting itself into the very fabric of consumers’ lives, our customers’ need for sophisticated, technology-based digital brand management is growing at the same furious pace. CSC will help us scale our innovative services to meet this ever-escalating demand.”

About the Corporation Service Company

Corporation Service Company, a privately-held company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, is a leading provider of legal and financial services for many of the world’s largest companies, law firms and financial institutions. Founded in 1899, CSC offers clients an integrated, comprehensive portfolio of services that includes corporate compliance and governance services, intellectual property management and domain name management services, entity management services, public record document and retrieval services, uniform commercial code and motor vehicle titling services, litigation management and registered agent services. For further information, visit the company website www.incspot.com.

About NameProtect
NameProtect, a digital brand management company, provides a comprehensive suite of trademark clearance and advanced monitoring services that support the entire life cycle of a brand in today’s digital economy. From creation to growth, maturity and optimization, only NameProtect has the technological innovation and Intellectual Property expertise to assist companies in monitoring their brands every step of the way. Founded in 1997, NameProtect assists its customers, which include leading law firms, Fortune 500 companies and other businesses worldwide, in meeting the evolving challenges of protecting brand assets in today’s global environment. For further information, visit the company website, www.nameprotect.com.

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