ST HELIER, Jersey, January 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Reflects Strong International Growth and Successful Diversification of World's Leading IP Management Specialist and Legal Support Services Firm

CPA Global, the world's top intellectual property (http://www.cpaglobal.com) (IP) management specialist and a leading provider of outsourced legal support services, has today marked its 40th anniversary year with the launch of a new brand worldwide.

Founded in 1969 as a specialist IP firm in Jersey, Channel Islands, CPA Global is today a global organisation of more than 1,200 people, providing a wide range of IP and legal support services to clients in over 100 countries.

Formally known as CPA (from its original name of Computer Patent Annuities (http://www.cpaglobal.com/patents)), the group has grown over the years through a combination of acquisition and organic growth. However, from today, group businesses around the world have been brought together under the single unifying brand name, CPA Global, with a bright and modern new look on all stationery, materials and signage.

Rob Stichbury, CPA Global's business development director said:

2009 is a key milestone for CPA Global as we celebrate our 40th year of operations. We have come a long way over the past four decades. We have grown the scale of our business, diversified the scope of our offerings and significantly expanded our international reach - and we are continuing to grow and evolve. The new CPA Global brand better reflects the global nature of our business, the diversity of our service offerings and the innovative solutions we deliver to our clients across the world.

By adopting a single global brand, we are underlining our commitment to our clients that the service they receive from CPA Global in any business, in any office anywhere in the world is of the same high level that they have come to expect from us. The brand is built on a clear and simple vision: Realising value for our clients and helping them succeed. This means putting clients at the centre of everything we do, understanding and anticipating their needs, and making it easier and more rewarding for them to do business with us.

CPA Global has worked with two London-based agencies on the rebranding exercise. Dragon was responsible for the design and development of the brand concept, while Westhill Communications has been tasked with brand implementation, taking the brand concept and developing a suite of branded materials and collateral. CPA Global's focus on realising value for its clients - who include some of the world's best known corporations and law firms - is visually represented through a series of image pairs, demonstrating raw materials being transformed into added value finished products.

Notes to editors

With clients in over 100 countries, CPA Global is a leading provider of outsourced legal support services and the world's top intellectual property (IP) management specialist. Founded in 1969, CPA Global provides lifecycle management services for intellectual property such as patent, design and trademark searching, watching, renewals, and portfolio strategy. CPA Global is also a leader in the growing market for outsourced contract management (http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_process_outsourcing/contract_management) and litigation support services, helping law firms and corporations to realise value by managing risk, cost and capacity. CPA Global employs more than 1,200 people in 16 offices in eight countries.

For further information on CPA Global, please visit: http://www.cpaglobal.com

For media enquiries or to request copies of the CPA Global logo and image pairs, please email: media@cpaglobal.com

Or call: Steve Clark, CPA Global +44(0)1784-224-351 Robert Coveney, CPA Global +44(0)1784-224-557 Related links: http://www.cpaglobal.com http://www.cpaglobal.com/patents http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_process_outsourcing/contract_management

For media enquiries or to request copies of the CPA Global logo and image pairs, please email: media@cpaglobal.com Or call: Steve Clark, CPA Global +44(0)1784-224-351; Robert Coveney, CPA Global +44(0)1784-224-557