CPA Global targets significant expansion in Scandinavia

World's leading IP management services company establishes direct presence to better serve large client base

CPA Global, the world's leading provider of intellectual property (IP) management and annuity services, is targeting significant expansion in Scandinavia. The company, which is also a leader in the fast growing legal services outsourcing sector, has established a direct presence in Scandinavia with the opening of new offices in Stockholm and Copenhagen, which will enable it to better serve its substantial client base in the region.

Since 2001, CPA Global has been responsible for providing reliable, value-added IP support services, including the critically important task of patent and trademark renewals, for companies throughout Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland via an alliance with Zacco. This arrangement is due to end on 30 April 2010, and CPA Global is increasing its investment in the region to ensure that clients continue to benefit from the company's specialist knowledge and 40 years of experience in this field.

CPA Global's Chief Executive Officer, Peter Sewell, said: "Scandinavia is a region of great economic and strategic significance on the world stage - a region that is rich in intellectual property. CPA Global has been helping companies throughout the region manage and protect their valuable intellectual property rights for several years, and we want them to continue to enjoy the certainty, peace of mind and quality of service to which they have become accustomed with CPA Global. At the same time, we will be looking to further expand our client base and presence in the region, providing an increasing number of Scandinavian companies with the reassurance that their intellectual property is in safe hands."

CPA Global is the world's top intellectual property management specialist and manages 30% of the world's patent and trademark renewals.

About CPA Global
CPA Global is the world's leading provider of legal services outsourcing, including litigation support, document review, contract management and intellectual property (IP). With offices across Europe, the United States, Asia and the Pacific, CPA Global supports many of the world's best known corporations and law firms with a diverse set of legal and IP specific requirements, helping them to realise value by managing risk, cost and capacity on their behalf. CPA Global provides lifecycle management services for intellectual property (patents, designs and trademarks), including searching, watching, renewals, and portfolio strategy. Through its successful diversification strategy, CPA Global has also established itself as a leader in the growing market for broader outsourced legal services.

CPA Global has a large and diverse list of clients: from major global corporations to small and medium enterprises and innovation start-ups; and from the top international law firms to national and regional law and IP firms. Clients include leading Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, and two-thirds of the Global Lawyer 100.

Founded in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1969, CPA Global today employs more than 1,300 people in 17 offices in eight countries, serving clients' needs in over 100 countries.
CPA Global's leadership position is underlined by its ranking as the world's top intellectual property outsourcing provider and its second place overall for core legal services outsourcing in the Brown-Wilson Group's Black Book of Outsourcing 2009. For further information visit: www.cpaglobal.com

To learn more about CPA Global services please contact:

Sweden: +46 8 463 11 06
Denmark: +45 44 20 99 22