Media advisory - News Conference: Over $4 Million in Counterfeits Seized in Most Extensive Anti-Counterfeiting Raids Ever in Canada

    New poll on counterfeiting to be unveiled at media event

    TORONTO, Dec. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - Details on the most extensive
anti-counterfeiting sweep ever in Canada will be unveiled at a Dec. 3 news
conference in Markham, Ont. The findings of a national public opinion poll on
counterfeiting will also be released at the event.
    Approximately 1,000 counterfeit items will be on display, including many
from the most recent enforcement effort.When:     10:15 a.m. - noon, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008
              The conference's opening keynotes, starting at 9 a.m., are also
              open to media

    Where:    13th annual Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus LLP Anti-Counterfeiting
              Training Conference
              Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 7095 Woodbine Ave,
              Markham, Ont. (905-474-0444)

    Who:      - John Nay, Consul General, U.S. Consulate, Toronto
              - Supt. Graham Burnside, RCMP (HQ), Ottawa
              - Lorne M. Lipkus, Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus LLP
              - Bob Weese, Chair, Canadian Intellectual Property Council
              - Robert Barchiesi, President, International AntiCounterfeiting
                CoalitionMedia are invited to film the various displays of counterfeit products,
and to interview speakers and other conference attendees. These include police
officials from across Canada, and representatives of brand owners and
organizations affected by counterfeiting.

    About the Canadian Intellectual Property Council

    The Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC) is a Canadian business
coalition designed to provide a central voice to press for stronger
intellectual property protection both in Canada and worldwide. CIPC's main
objectives are to ensure that the Canadian government provides the necessary
resources to create the right environment for an innovative economy to
flourish in Canada and fight the rampant counterfeiting and piracy of
intellectual property.

    About the Conference

    The 13th Annual Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus LLP Anti-Counterfeiting Training
Conference deals in a full range of anti-counterfeiting issues. It is the
largest and longest-running conference of its type in North America.

For further information: Don Hogarth, Office: [phone] x. 113,
Cell: [phone], [e-mail]; Lorne M. Lipkus, Kestenberg Siegal
Lipkus LLP, Office: [phone] (112), Cell: [phone],
[e-mail]