Counsel from Wachovia, Dean Foods and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates to Join CSC in Addressing Multi-Billion Dollar Brand Protection Issue Before Annual Meeting Attendees.

August 26, 2004, Wilmington, Delaware - Corporation Service Company® (CSC), the world's leading US-owned registered agent and provider of corporate governance, compliance, litigation management and IP services, today announced that the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has awarded Gold Level Sponsorship to CSC. The coveted award positions CSC as a top presenter to attendees at the ACC Annual Meeting in Chicago on October 25-27.

To qualify for gold sponsor status, a company must submit a program idea of significant interest and concern to corporate counsel. An independent panel of ACC Board members makes the final selection.

The ACC selected CSC’s panel presentation titled, “Somebody's Using My Brand on the Web! Now What?” In this session, CSC will address the subject of brand protection on the Internet and how to effectively respond to incidents of brand abuse to minimize damage to brand assets in a global environment. Panelists for this session will include, Michelle P. Goolsby, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary, Dean Foods Company; Bradley J. Ipema, Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Wachovia Corporation; and Rita A. Rodin, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates. Gretchen M. Olive, Associate General Counsel and Intellectual Property Practice Manager at CSC, will moderate the discussion.

CSC is the leader in providing technology-based, business-critical services to corporate general counsel and staff. “CSC has long been a key supporter of ACC,” said Frederick J. Krebs, President of ACC. “The company is a great resource for corporate lawyers seeking to increase their knowledge and fiscal efficiency.”

“Our Fortune 500 customers, faced with the challenges of brand infringement, website traffic diversion and online revenue loss, are turning to us for tools and solutions to help them acquire, manage, monitor and protect their brand and name assets online,” said Bruce R. Winn, President and CEO of CSC. “We can provide them with everything from global domain name registration and management, to a fully-integrated database that enables them to manage corporate names, domain names and trademarks side-by-side, to cutting-edge IP Watch Services that identify, document and monitor instances of online brand abuse. We are pleased to share our expertise in this area with the members of ACC at their Annual Meeting.”

More On the Presentation
Brand abuse affects more than just the strength of trademark rights; it affects customers’ safety, a company’s reputation and ultimately, the corporate bottom line. In fact, according to a recent Gartner study1 , an estimated 57 million American adults received e-mail attacks from “phishers” posing as well-known companies. Unfortunately, approximately 1.78 million of those receiving e-mail attacks disclosed sensitive financial and personal information, which may result in their identity being used in future acts of fraud. Additionally, Gartner found that U.S. banks and credit card issuers suffered 1.2 billion in direct losses as a result of these e-mail “phishing” attacks. With so much at stake it is critical to have a plan in place to respond to the many varieties of online brand abuse. Attendees of “Somebody’s Using My Brand on the Web! Now What?” will learn about the different forms of brand abuse, such as cybersmearing, cybersquatting, counterfeiting, grey-market distribution, bad association, metatag abuse, and phishing, and how they can respond quickly and effectively to combat the abuse of their brand online. They’ll return to their companies armed with information including, current case law, a checklist of potential courses of action, the pros and cons of each, and sample documents to use throughout use throughout the process.

About ACC
The Association of Corporate Counsel is the in-house bar associationSM, serving the professional needs of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations and other private sector organizations worldwide. The association promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing education, seeks to improve understanding of the role of in-house attorneys, and encourages advancements in standards of corporate legal practice. Since its founding in 1982, the association has grown to more than 16,000 members in more than 50 countries who represent 7,500 corporations, with 45 Chapters and 12 Committees serving the membership. Its members represent 49 of the Fortune 50 companies and 98 of the Fortune 100 companies. Internationally, its members represent 45 of the Global 50 and 83 of the Global 100 companies. For more information, go to www.acca.com.

About Corporation Service Company
Corporation Service Company®, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and operating in all 50 states, is the leading and largest US-owned provider of corporate governance and compliance, registered agent, litigation management, IP management, entity management and law office services for Fortune 500* and other companies, and law firms. Founded in 1899, CSC serves over 50% of Fortune 500 companies and is the service provider of choice for most of the Fortune 500 companies that have switched registered agent in 2003. CSC also represents numerous smaller companies. The company is privately-held. CSC also offers services relating to special purpose entities, Delaware statutory trusts, Delaware holding companies and headquarters management companies, public record document retrieval, motor vehicle titling and registration, Uniform Commercial Code and lien related searching and Filing, and electronic service of process (SOP), including its Custom SOP product suite.
For more information, visit the company’s website www.incspot.com.

                                            
1 Gartner FirstTake, 4 May 2004
*Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of The Time Inc. Magazine Company in the United States and/or other countries.