The number of companies from continental Europe exhibiting at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe has already exceeded the 2007 figure with still seven weeks to go before the event kicks off.

More than twenty European brand owners will be in London this October to show the very latest licensing properties from across the Channel, marking an increase of 38 per cent on last year already and representing the biggest European turn out since Brand Licensing Europe launched ten years ago.

Twelve of these companies are brand new exhibitors. Bohem Press and Paule Marrot Editions will feature in the Art, Design and Image Licensing Zone. 24IP Law Group will be offering guidance to visitors in the Advice Centre. And the remaining nine - IMAB Masterpieces, Kangaroo Island, Preziosi Group, Rainbow SpA, Renault Merchandising, Sekiguchi Europe BV, Telescreen Distribution & Licensing, TOEI Animation and Vipo Land - will be on the main floor.

Together, European exhibitors will showcase well in excess of one hundred exciting properties from all categories, including Diego y Dolores; Orme; Gattinventa; MotoGP; Arthur 2: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard; A Monster in Paris; Ruby Tuesday; Arthur 3: Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds; Leonardo da Vinci paintings; Vincent van Gogh; Claude Monet paintings; Gustav Klimt paintings; Rembrandt van Rijn paintings; Roadsign - Australia; NBA League logos; NBA Team logos; NBA Group Player License; NBA Toons; NBA Europe Live presented by EA Sports™; MoshiMoshiKawaii; Pippi Longstocking; Flora's Hill; Nu, Pogodi!; Krtek; Gormiti - The Invincible Lords of Nature; Gormiti - The Lords of Nature Return!;ING Renault F1 Team; Renault; Renault Sport; Alpine; Dacia; Monchhichi; Bebichhichi; Sekiguchi; Deltora Quest; Death Note; Bleach; Panini Brand; Naruto; Little Princess; The Owl; Pat & Stan and VIPO.

Brand Licensing Europe is also gearing up for an increase in European visitors with the appointment of Joanna Batson as retail manager.

Event manager Jon Gibson said: “Our European Hosted Buyers Programme was a massive success last year bringing a 36 per cent increase in the number of senior buyers from major retailers such as El Corte Ingles, Auchan, Carrefour France and Toys R Us Netherlands. This year, we plan to increase those numbers further by extending to key retailers in Eastern Europe. As the licensing market continues to grow throughout Eastern Europe; so will the number of local buyers. The importance of these buyers to brand owners will increase significantly over the next few years, which is why it’s essential to get them on board now.”

Licensing properties brand new to Brand Licensing Europe 2008 include:
Agatha Milton Animal Snaps; American Retro Museum; Art of Being by the designer Elizabeth Emanuel; Ashes to Ashes; Bakugan; Bathducks - Singing in the Bath; Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom; Big Barn Farm; Big Big World; Bionyc Industries; Blarney Stone; Blooey; Buz, Bob and Yeo; Charles Rennie Mackintosh; Charles Robinson; Chuggington; Combo Ni?; CSC; Dacia; David & Goliath; Death Note; Deltora Quest; Dennis the Menace; Dinoville; Fairies of the Forest; Fizzy Moon; Greg Cuddiford; Gruffies; Halloween Spoooks; HappyHoppers; Hugmeez; Humf; Kim Parker Home; Lib, Tex and Cop; Little J; Mad Keen; Marvo; Mega Minimals; MI High; National Magazine Company; Olivia; Onslow's Vintage Poster Archive; Pampers; Pat & Stan; Percy and his Friends; Pet Poet's Club; Pinky & Perky; Rachel Zoe; Rebel Toons; Sidewalk Dorks; Silvio Irilli; Smoofy & Biboo; The Bogies; The Jasmine Factory; The National Gallery; The Owl; The Pie Man - the biggest voice in football; The State Hermitage, St Petersburg; The Toon Studio; Thomas Fall Dog Collection; Timmy; Woodstock; Woof!

Current exhibitor list (for updates please visit www.brandlicensingeurope.com):
24IP Law Group; 4 Girlz Ltd; 4Kids Entertainment International Ltd; 4t2 Multimedia Ltd; 5 Seasons & Co srl; Aardman Animations; Absolutely Cuckoo; Adsett Design Studio Ltd; AKG Images; Alchemy Licensing; Allsorts Licensing; American Retro Museum; Andrea Jane Illustrations; Ann Edwards; Art Ask Agency; Bang on the Door Ltd; BBC Worldwide Ltd; Beanstalk; Berni Parker Designs; BKN New Media Ltd; Bohem Press; Brand Champions Ltd; Bridgeman Art Library; Bulldog Licensing Ltd. & PPC Enterprises LLC; C21 Media (Contra Agreement); Cartoon Network; Cathay Creative; Celebrities Entertainment GmbH; Chapman Entertainment Ltd; Chorion; Christie's Images; Clare Davis (HFL Design Consultancy); Clarion Solicitors; Contender Merchandising; Coolabi; Creative Gain Brand Design; Crush Licensing Ltd; David Severn; Davina Steel; DJ Publishing (Contra Agreenment); Dorna Sports SL; Dr Fresh; DRi Licensing; Eaglecrown Productions Ltd; Entara Ltd; Entertainment Rights; Europacorp; Fresh Flavas trading as Blunt; Fulanitos; Fun Crew; Funshine Productions; Galleon Entertainment; Golden Balls Ltd; Granada Ventures; Halliday Books; Halliwells LLP; Haymarket Publishing (Contra Agreenment); Heidi Sturgess; Hip Designs Ltd; Historic Royal Palaces; HIT Entertainment Ltd; House-Mouse Designs, Inc.; Ignition Licensing; IMAB Masterpieces; Imagine8 UK Ltd; Intent Media (Contra Agreenment); Intercontinental Licensing USA; Jane Evans Licensing Consultancy; JAST Company Limited; JCB Consumer Products; Jetix Consumer Products UK Ltd; Kangaroo Island; Kate Knight; Kazachok S.A.R.L. (Contra Agreenment); KOCCA Europe; Last Lemon; LEGO Group; Lema Publishing (Licensing Today Worldwide/Toys 'n' Playthings); Leonard Smith; Licensing by Design Ltd; Licensing Management International; LoCoco Licensing; Ludorum Plc; Lunartics Ltd; M.ily Designs; Malenda Trick; Manchester United Merchandising Limited, FC Barcelona, Juventus, PSG; Marvel Entertainment International Ltd; Mary Evans Picture Library; Mattel Brands Consumer Products; Max Publishing (Contra Agreenment); maxandsid creations ltd; Metrostar; MGL/Vision; National Maritime Museum; NBA Europe; Nel Whatmore; Nickelodeon Consumer Products UK; NPD (Contra Agreenment); Paddington's Tea Room; Paper Island Licensing; Paule Marrot Editions SAS; Pauline Alice Designs; Peapots; Performance Brands Ltd.; Plus Licens AB; Popcorn the Bear International Ltd/Bright Star Characters Ltd; PPC Enterprises LLC; Premium Factory; Preziosi Group; Rachael Hale; Rainbow S.p.A.; RDF Rights; Redd; Renault Merchandising; Rocket Licensing Ltd.; Royal Horticultural Society Enterprises Limited; RSG Media Systems LLC; Santoro Licensing; Science Museum and Flying Scotsman; Science Photo Library; Sekiguchi Europe BV; She Who Dares Ltd; SmileyWorld Ltd; Sony Pictures Entertainment; Sophie Jordan Design; Start Licensing Ltd; Stephanie Dyment Design Company; Sublevel Studios; Sue Quinn; Synthesis Design & Manufacture; Target Entertainment Ltd; Taymai Ltd; Taymai Ltd; Telescreen Distribution & Licensing; The Beanstalk Group; The Compost Heap Ltd; The Crafthouse Press Limited; The Licensing Company; The Licensing Machine; The Natural History Museum; The Partnership; The UK Intellectual Property Office; Toei Animation Co. Ltd; Tom 'n' Ellie; Tony Fernandes; Tosh Worldwide; Total Licensing; Tracey Russell Greetings Cards; Tractorland Ltd; TV Loonland AG; Twentieth Century Fox; Upper Deck Entertainment; Vicki Thomas Associates; Victoria and Albert Museum; Vipo Land GmbH; Vooz Company Ltd.; Warner Brothers Consumer Products; Wendy Darker Art; Wiley; Yarto Licensing Ltd; Yvette Jordan