WORLD IP SURVEY 2007 RANKS LEHMAN, LEE & XU AMONG TOP ONE PERCENT OF TRADEMARK/COPYRIGHT CONTENTIOUS FIRMS IN CHINA

Beijing, China ¨C September 28, 2007 ¨C In the World IP Survey 2007 conducted by Managing IP, Lehman, Lee & Xu¡¯s trademarks team was ranked among the top one percent of local firms in China. Along with this honor, the firm was also highly rated in three other categories, including Patent Prosecution, Patent Contentious, and Trademark Prosecution.

¡°MIP¡¯s World IP Survey 2007 is one of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, we list the leading firms in patent, trademark and copyright (for both prosecution and contentious work) in 65 jurisdictions.¡± The firm¡¯s trademark/copyright contentious practice is led by PRC attorney and trademark agent Grace Wang and litigation department head Ryan Tang, with the management supervision of Edward Lehman, the firm¡¯s managing director.

To learn more about the firm, please visit the firm¡¯s website at www.lehmanlaw.com.

Lehman, Lee & Xu is consistently rated among the top IP firms in China. The firm is composed of a corporate law firm and trademark and patent agency with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mongolia. The firm is managed by Mr. Edward Lehman, the first foreign IP lawyer to work in China and manage an IP practice. Mr. Lehman is originally from the Midwest though through two decades of practice on the Mainland has become one of the most recognized and awarded foreign legal practitioners in the area of IP in China. The firm¡¯s staff prides itself on its passion for IP and detail-oriented work, handling many of the most recognized matters in China in 2007.