Collegiate Licensed Properties Association Partners with OpSec Security for Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting Management

(January 10) – OpSec Security, Inc, the leading global provider for anticounterfeiting and brand protection management solutions, announced the signing of a multi-year contract with the Collegiate Licensed Properties Association (CLPA)

The CLPA is a university-owned licensing cooperative managed by the Licensing Resource Group (LRG) of Holland, Michigan. CLPA’s membership includes more than 140 LRG-managed schools and 60 independently-managed universities that represent more than $1.2 billion in retail sales. These institutions will work together to provide the trade a truer picture of the entire collegiate licensing industry, as well as maximizing opportunities for collegiate brands and helping to prevent the unauthorized use and sale of products bearing the members’ logos.

OpSec has been retained to create a brand protection management program that will not only cultivate the branding of the CLPA but also ensure that labeled merchandise has, in fact, been produced by genuine licensees. Through the use of highly sophisticated security techniques and tracking software applications, OpSec’s program will provide the CLPA with the solution needed to fight the increasing spread of counterfeit merchandise.

“Our mission is to ensure that universities are receiving due royalties in return for products using their school name and logo,” said Dick Rademaker, executive director of CLPA and the founder and CEO of LRG. “With thousands of ways for counterfeit merchandise to enter the mainstream, CLPA needed one company who could manage our anti-counterfeiting process from beginning to end, and OpSec Security proved wellversed in handling that challenge.”

“We’re excited about the opportunity to partner with a world class organization like the CLPA,” said Jeffrey Unger, president of the Brand Protection Division of OpSec Security. “This multi-faceted program will call on all the strengths of OpSec Security, from brand management to supply chain protection, and will be another showcase for what we can achieve in this industry.”

“The CLPA is really a multi-faceted marketing tool for colleges and universities,” said Rick Van Brimmer, CLPA president and Ohio State University licensing director. “When a school chooses to align with CLPA, they’re showing that they understand not only the value of their brand, but the importance and responsibility of protecting these assets. Working with OpSec Security will help us to provide members the tools necessary to protect these valuable trademarks.”

About OpSec Security, Inc.

OpSec Security, Inc. is a wholly-owned division of OpSec Security Group plc (London AIM: OSG). OpSec is the global leader in providing anti-counterfeiting technologies, services and software to some of the world’s largest corporations and over 30 governments worldwide. The Group operates manufacturing facilities and laboratories in the USA and the UK, and has sales operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, please see www.opsecsecurity.com, or contact Terri Mock, 617-226-3000, or tmock@opsecsecurity.com.

About the Licensing Resource Group, Inc.

The Licensing Resource Group, Inc. is a trademark management firm specializing in brand protection and promotion within the collegiate industry. LRG was founded in 1991 and represents more than 140 colleges and universities nationwide, as well as several athletic conferences and special properties. LRG was appointed as the CLPA’s management firm in August of 2006.