FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MARQUES TAPS KEN TAYLOR OF MARKSMEN AS NEW CHAIR OF MEMBERSHIP TEAM.

Glendale, CA (February 21, 2007) – MARQUES, The Association of European Trademark Owners, has selected Ken Taylor, President and CEO of Marksmen, a worldwide leader in trademark investigation services, as Chair of the MARQUES Membership Team.

Ken has been actively involved with MARQUES since joining in 2000 and has also served on the Cyberspace Team of the association. MARQUES is relying on Ken and his team to boost membership, focusing on the expansion of in-house corporate attorneys. In addition to his work with MARQUES, Ken Taylor has published articles on intellectual property investigations, is a frequent speaker on IP ethics, and has been involved with various trademark, Internet and anti-counterfeiting organizations such as INTA, ICANN, IPO, PTMG, AIPLA and the IACC.

About MARQUES

MARQUES, which was founded in 1987, is the association of European trademark owners. MARQUES represents trademark owners’ interests before the relevant EU and other international bodies in all relevant areas. It also organizes networking and educational events and promotes communication between brand owners in Europe.

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 Marksmen's website at marksmen.com or contact:

Jeremy Johnson
818.827.5471
jjohnson@marksmen.com