S.L. He has influenced alternative dispute
resolution (ADR ) procedures while with INTA and is a member of the
Association's Panel of Neutrals.

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Buono, professor of management
and coordinator of the Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility,
Bacic said, "Corporate America must realize there are costs and consequences
for falling short on ethics ."
He added, "We can talk about regulation, about strict codes of conduct,
but ultimately integrity begins at home."

Bentley's Global Business Ethics Forum
The newly named Global Business Ethics Forum, underwritten by State Street
for the next three years, will invite leading business ethics scholars and
practitioners for a series of discussions on current trends and best practices
in business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss
Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Heath has also dedicated himself to anti-counterfeiting,
stressing the vital role brand owners play in protecting their brands from
illegal imitation. He chairs the
trademarks and designs working group of the Union des Industries de la
Communaut Europenne (UNICE), and is a frequent speaker for the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), using his expertise working for
a global brand company to lobby for increased harmonization and a simpler
IP system.

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Federal Trademark Dilution Act in support of famous
and well-known marks and confronting anti-IP views.

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He outlined three formal
mechanisms that Deloitte + Touche USA LLP and its subsidiaries (the "U.
Deloitte + Touche USA LLP is the U. Leathes served as commentator for the
video "Resolution Through Mediation: Solving a Complex International
Business Problem," co-produced by INTA and the CPR Institute for Dispute
Resolution, which is available on INTA's website.

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Deloitte + Touche New England Managing Partner William K. Bacic Encourages Open Dialogue on Corporate Ethics at Bentley College Global Business Ethics Symposiu

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PRESS RELEASE INTA Members Named Among Most Influential in Intellectual Property


The International Trademark Association (INTA)
is pleased to recognize its four volunteer leaders who have been named
among the 50 most influential people in intellectual property by Managing
Intellectual Property Magazine (MIP). This year's INTA President, Anne Gundelfinger, associate general
counsel for Intel Corporation, was chosen both for her work with INTA and
for her efforts on behalf of Intel , the fifth most valuable brand in the
world.

INTA Secretary Richard Heath is head of trademarks and general trademark
counsel at Unilever P. He has
advocated for ADR around the world and is working to change the mindset of
both corporate and legal IP professionals toward the use of ADR as an
effective business tool.

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Bacic supported the national dialogue on corporate
ethics standards at a gathering of business leaders convening at the Bentley
College Global Ethics Symposium co-sponsored by State Street Corporation. They are Anne Gundelfinger of Intel Corporation, Richard Heath of
Unilever P. At BATMark he introduced
a highly successful ADR policy that decreased the firm's trademark
conflicts from 3,000 in 2001 to 1,600 today, providing a less expensive and
more efficient and effective method of resolving IP disputes.

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In
his luncheon keynote address, Bacic emphasized that business must reclaim its
role as guardian of the public trust to benefit itself and the investing
public.S."

The four INTA leaders are employed by major global brand owners.S.

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Bentley's long-
standing program in teaching business ethics went global for the first time
last spring, attracting an international group of educators dedicated to
helping students raise their ethical awareness and abilities.

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Our partners and managers are speaking out about the dilemmas they
face and we are encouraging all our professionals to be open and air their
concerns.inta.

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"
Bacic said that he and Deloitte + Touche see this as a challenging time
for both the accounting profession and business in general, but also "as an
opportunity to renew and strengthen the underpinnings of our entire profession
and to close the expectation gap, clarify our goals and reclaim our role as
guardians of the public trust.

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As disturbing as it is to watch the current
parade of corporate executives on trial, I value the message it conveys - that
there is accountability at stake, and a price to pay for unethical behavior.
Firms ") uses to ensure an ethics-based culture.


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Michael Leathes is head of intellectual property and a general manager at
BATMark Ltd, which owns more than 110,000 trademarks worldwide , one of the
largest portfolios in existence.

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'We encourage all professionals to be open and speak out about ethical
dilemmas,' said Bacic

WALTHAM, Mass., a multinational company that owns 30 major
international brands and thousands of products, including Lipton, Dove and
Slim-Fast. In addition, he works with the Pharmaceutical Trade
Marks Group (PTMG ) and the Global Business Leaders Alliance Against
Counterfeiting (GBLAAC), and continues to spread awareness about the
hazards of counterfeiting. Mr.
"Many of the initiatives the Association has undertaken have been through
their efforts. For more information on the Association and its
goals , visit www.

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, Deloitte + Touche LLP New England
Managing Partner William K. These include its ethics
training program, designed to encourage employees to think about daily
challenges in ethical terms , and its ethics helpline that makes it possible
for employees to seek guidance or report alleged violations of ethics in a
confidential manner.C.

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This exchange will
lead into the teaching workshop , in which 20 selected North American and
international faculty will continue to explore how they incorporate ethics and
corporate responsibility into their discipline-based courses., services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte +
Touche USA LLP (Deloitte + Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Tax
LLP, and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte + Touche USA LLP.

The third annual list, which was compiled by international IP
practitioners, appears in the July/August issue of MIP. According to James
Nurton, Editor of MIP, "To be named to the list, practitioners had to
exercise current influence beyond their occupation and country,
volunteering their time with other organizations and truly participating in
the advancement of intellectual property rights on a global level.

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The third part of the U. In the U. Mr.

About INTA

The International Trademark Association (INTA), founded in 1878, is an
association of more than 4,700 member companies and firms from more than
180 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and
related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national
and international commerce .

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As
a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its
member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions.

For the third year in a row, the president of INTA has made the list for
leading the largest and most influential trademark association in the
world."

For more information on INTA's Anticounterfeiting, Harmonization and
Mediation efforts, please visit the INTA website at www.

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Gundelfinger's goal
is to increase public awareness on the importance of brands to economic
prosperity and growth.org.

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"
He also summarized the steps Deloitte + Touche has taken to reinforce its
own culture of ethics, noting that its overall goal is to bring the topic of
ethics out into the daily lives of its people.

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Each of the
member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the
names "Deloitte," "Deloitte + Touche," "Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu" or other
related names. Through
their volunteer efforts with the Association, these individuals have
dedicated themselves to advancing trademark owners' rights around the
world.org.

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Firms' ethics platform is its code of ethics
and professional conduct that Bacic defined as "personal, unambiguous and
explicit about the expectations we have of one another.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu., Gerhard Bauer of DaimlerChrysler AG and Michael Leathes of
BATMark Ltd. Ms. Mr.

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During his speech, moderated by Anthony F."
Bacic concluded by explaining that, "Perhaps most importantly, we have
become more upfront about the importance of ethics and the way we resolve
conflicts. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries
or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein. Ms Gundelfinger leads major international efforts supporting global
trademark rights, which include directing specific attention toward an
intensive anti-counterfeiting and enforcement campaign, pursuing revisions
to the U.

INTA Board member Gerhard Bauer is chief trademark counsel for
DaimlerChrysler AG.
Bauer has been in charge of the luxury
Mercedes-Benz brand since 1992, and when the companies merged in 1998 he
assumed responsibility for the famous Chrysler brand as well.

"These four people contribute enormously to INTA's efforts to protect
intellectual property," says Alan Drewsen, executive director of INTA.

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