Open Letter to Clients - July 2010

Dear Valued Client,

WhitServe patent infringement suits

In the wake of increasing publicity and market comment about the patent infringement law suits that have been filed by WhitServe LLC against another IP management services provider and several of their clients, I am writing to reassure you that there is no danger of your organisation becoming involved in similar legal action with regard to your use of CPA Global's products and services.

CPA Global has held a worldwide licence covering all WhitServe's relevant patents since August 2006.

As you may have read, on 25 May 2010, WhitServe, which owns several patents relating to the delivery of professional services over the internet, was awarded more than US$8 million in damages to be paid by the IP services provider in question. On 18 June 2010, WhitServe filed a similar suit for patent infringement against a number of that provider's clients.

WhitServe is seeking an injunction against those clients, as well as damages for losses suffered due to the alleged infringement of WhitServe's patent rights. WhitServe has stated its intention to pursue more of the provider's clients.

At CPA Global, we take risk management very seriously and value the trust that our clients place in us. In order to ensure our ability to protect your IP assets, we acquired a worldwide licence for the WhitServe patents. Therefore, you need not be concerned about: our ability to continue performing IP renewal services for you; the cost of defending yourself against a lawsuit for infringement; or the threat of financial penalties resulting from such a law suit.

Kind regards,

Peter Sewell

Chief Executive Officer
CPA Global