Aliso Viejo, CA – December 2, 2008 – CitizenHawk,Inc. a leading provider of digital brand management solutions that enable online companies around the globe to recover domains from cybersquatters and typosquatters, as well as monitor, protect and enforce proper use of their online brands, today announced that within the past 90 days 15 top online retailers have chosen CitizenHawk as their digital brand management solutions provider. Over the past three months, CitizenHawk has partnered with 30 major online companies, 50% of which are included on Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites. Recent client wins in the retail vertical include Lands' End®, ProFlowers®, PacSun®, RedEnvelope® and BuyCostumes®.

 
Cybersquatting and typosquatting are vast and common, and CitizenHawk is a must-have for companies looking to combat this activity,” said Dave Duckwitz, Chief Executive Officer at CitizenHawk. “We understand the intricacies of these fraudulent practices and, utilizing our advanced patent-pending technology, help companies protect one of their most valuable assets – their brand.”

Online trademark infringement has become an increasingly common and costly issue for online retailers. With up to 20% of all hand-typed URLs being misspelled, a large market has emerged for cybersquatting and typosquatting. These practices exploit and monetize accidental traffic at the brand holder’s expense – ultimately costing brand holders millions of dollars each year in lost revenues. CitizenHawk’s services help companies monitor, protect and enforce proper use of their brands online. Each year, the company successfully reclaims millions of dollars for online companies in revenue lost through accidental traffic being monetized by fraudulent domain holders.