Soon to be available to consumers for personal, home and auto protection with a True Non-lethal Alternative

Newport Beach, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/11/2006 --Universal Guardian Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: UGHO), an emerging global leader in non-lethal protection products, integrated transportation and global supply chain security systems and strategic security services to protect against terrorist, criminal and security threats to governments and businesses worldwide, announces today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for its Cobra StunLight™. With the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,069,962 B2 on July 4, 2006, Universal Guardian’s exclusive rights to the unique design for its Cobra StunLight™ which dispenses non-lethal substances has been secured. In addition to protecting its intellectual property rights in the United States, the company has filed for international patent protection for the Cobra StunLight™ under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

"We're very excited about the issuance of the patent as it grants Universal Guardian intellectual property protection for our aerosol dispensing Cobra StunLight™. Our Cobra StunLight™ offers defensive and offensive use-of-force options and provides law enforcement and security professionals and soon to be available to consumers for personal, home and auto protection with a “True Non-lethal Alternative”® to other products and is an extremely cost-effective replacement to their standard flashlight, mace or pepper spray, and baton." Stated Michael Skellern, Universal Guardian’s CEO. “By securing patent protection, Universal Guardian will not only enhance its portfolio of intellectual property assets, it will enable the company to enforce its rights in respect to the sale of Universal Guardian’s products in the marketplace.” Added Mark V. Asdourian, Universal Guardian’s General Counsel.

About Universal Guardian Holdings
Universal Guardian Holdings, Inc. (UGHO) and its subsidiaries provide a comprehensive range of security products, systems, and services designed to mitigate terrorist and security threats worldwide. Universal Guardian’s global risks mitigation group includes strategic and tactical security services, integrated and interoperable asset identification, monitoring and management systems for government and industry. Universal’s non-lethal products include escalating, non-lethal, everyday use-of-force tools for law enforcement, military, professional security and consumer markets. Universal Guardian companies features a wide variety of applications that provide cost-effective, end-to-end solutions and critical security services for government and multi-national businesses from operations on every continent. http://www.UniversalGuardian.com

About Universal Guardian Products
Universal Guardian’s Product Group, develops and produces safe and effective non-lethal products and systems that provide law enforcement, military, professional security and consumers with immediate offensive and defensive escalating use-of-force options for several threat environments. The Company’s patented Cobra StunLight™ “Stops Suspects in their Tracks” and its Riot Defender™ launches patented non-lethal RiotBall™ projectiles to assist law enforcement and military personnel in the control civil disturbances and dangerous riots. www.ShieldDefense.com

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