Vanguard Productions and Vanguard Press End TM Dispute

Vanguard Productions and Perseus Books LLC today announced a co-existence

agreement ending a trademark dispute between the two companies related to the
“Vanguard Press” mark.

New York, NY, Aug 18, 2009 -- Vanguard Productions and Vanguard Press Reach Co-
Existence Agreement Ending Trademark Dispute Between the Companies

Vanguard Productions and Perseus Books LLC today announced a co-existence

agreement ending a trademark dispute between the two companies related to the
“Vanguard Press” mark. To resolve the dispute the two companies have agreed to a
co-existence agreement wherein Perseus Books LLC may use the “Vanguard Press"
mark.

About Vanguard Productions®

Active since October 1990, Vanguard Productions is a publisher of art and pop
culture books, graphic novels, mystery, science fiction, periodicals, and more.
Vanguard is best known as the world's leading producer of authorized art book
biographies on illustrators and cartoonists and has garnered acclaim from The New
York Times, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, The IPPY Awards, Starlog,
National Public Radio, Video Watchdog, The Eisner Awards, Entertainment Weekly,
Fangoria, Publishers Weekly, The Society of Illustrators, Rue Morgue Best of the
Year, Variety, science fiction's Hugo Awards, Amazon.com, Library Journal, The
Rondo Awards, Locus Best Science Fiction Reading, and more. Having served most of
his life as an advocate for artists rights, founding various scholarships, and
authoring many books, Vanguard publisher, J. David Spurlock has worked with many,
and represented some, of the greatest names in the history of illustration and
cartooning. For more information, visit our website at www.vanguardproductions.net

About Perseus Books LLC and Vanguard Press

The Perseus Books Group is an independent company committed to enabling
independent publishers to reach their potential whether those publishers are
Perseus-owned, joint ventures or owned by third parties. Member publishing
programs include Avalon Travel, Basic Books, Basic Civitas, Da Capo Press, Da Capo
Lifelong Books, Running Press, Seal Press, Vanguard Press and Westview Press, as
well as partnerships with PublicAffairs and with Nation Books. Through Consortium,
Perseus Distribution and Publishers Group West, the Perseus Books Group is the
leading provider of sales, marketing, distribution, and digital services to
independent publishers. For more information, visit our websites at
www.perseusbooks.com, www.perseusdigital.com/constellation

Contact :
Vanguard Productions
575 Prospect St. Suite 301
Lakewood, NJ 08701
786.953.7401
vanguardpub@att.net
http://vanguardproductions.net