Barbara Barron Kelly to Head CCH CORSEARCH Midwest Regional Office in Chicago.

NEW YORK -- CCH CORSEARCH is pleased to announce the addition of Barbara Barron Kelly as Midwest Regional Manager, who will head the company's Midwest Region office located in Chicago, Ill.

Barb comes to CCH CORSEARCH with 17 years of experience in the trademark arena. The current subcommittee chair of the International Trademark Association's Trademark Administrator's Programming Committee, Barb has been a leader in supporting trademark professionals in their research needs. In continuing engagements since 1996, she has taught U.S. and foreign trademark concepts at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and presented guest lectures on related topics at several highly respected law schools in the region, including Northwestern University.

Prior to joining CCH CORSEARCH, Barb spent more than eight years as an account manager at Thomson & Thomson, where she engaged with many corporations and law firms to meet the complex needs of these clients in their trademark strategies in U.S. and foreign markets. Before joining Thomson & Thomson, she managed the worldwide trademark portfolio for Helene Curtis, Inc. and worked at the IP law firm Ladas & Parry LLP.

"We have always respected Barb's knowledge of the industry and service to the trademark community," said Dave Lampert, General Manager of CCH CORSEARCH. "We are absolutely thrilled to have her on board at CCH CORSEARCH. Barb is a wonderful addition to our team."

Steve Stolfi, National Sales Director at CCH CORSEARCH, agreed. "Having worked with Barb for several years at Thomson & Thomson, I see her trademark industry expertise and dedication to meeting customer needs as a perfect fit with CCH CORSEARCH's unmatched innovation and reliability. I look forward to working with her again."

For her part, Kelly said she is very excited about the move and new opportunities for growth with CCH CORSEARCH.

"With its new product CORSEARCH Advantage(TM), CCH CORSEARCH has been at the forefront of innovation in trademark and copyright research, and I am delighted to join the CCH CORSEARCH team," Kelly said. "Seeing the challenges trademark professionals face on a daily basis as I have for 17 years, I have been constantly amazed by the leadership that CCH CORSEARCH has shown in transforming the way trademark research is delivered and used. The company's dedication to usability, completeness and accuracy is unprecedented in the industry, and I am delighted to work with the team to deliver these first-class services to the marketplace."

Barb Barron Kelly can be reached at the following address:

Barb Barron Kelly
Midwest Regional Manager
CCH CORSEARCH
208 South LaSalle, Suite 814
Chicago, IL 60604

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About CCH CORSEARCH

CCH CORSEARCH provides in-depth intellectual property search report content of the highest quality, reliability and completeness. With CORSEARCH Advantage(TM), CCH CORSEARCH has led the industry in advancements in value-added functionality in electronic reports in trademark searches. CCH CORSEARCH provides a full line of trademark research services, both in print and digitally, including U.S. Comprehensive Search, International Search Services, and Vigilance Watching Services(R).

Based in New York, CCH CORSEARCH is a Wolters Kluwer company and a member of the Corporate Legal Information Services family, which also includes CT Corporation and UCC Direct Services.