Trademark and Branding Updates for 2008-03-05

Here’s a branding blog called The Branding Blog from Branding Brands http://www.brandingbrand.com/blog/ #
News on the Hip Hop front – TM dispute between Jim Jones and Cam’ron http://tinyurl.com/2ksak7 #
TMs of the presidential candidates, as found by TradeMark Express http://is.gd/1Fm #
"Just because you own a trademark doesn’t mean you own the rights to use it across the board" http://snurl.com/210b1 #
Blog sued for having negative product reviews, to the justifiable dismay of Eric Goldman http://snurl.com/210b2 #
Nuvio sues Garmin for TM infringement http://snurl.com/210b5 #
1-800 Contacts sues Drugstore.com for TM infringement (sponsored links case) http://snurl.com/210b8 #
WIPO sees increase of trademark activity abroad http://snurl.com/210bb #
"A brand is the source of a promise to the consumer. It promises relevant differentiated benefits" http://snurl.com/210bi #
Practical branding basics from the carwash and detail perspective http://tinyurl.com/2p7kbm #
Branding in recession likened to NASCAR race "to maintain stability in a turn, you’ve got to accelerate through it" http://snurl.com/210c7 #
Branding and politics http://www.startribune.com/business/16136902.html #