INDUSTRY

All About Branding http://www.allaboutbranding.com/
Brand Channel http://www.brandchannel.com/home/
Brand 3.0 http://www.brand30.net/
Brand Infection http://www.brandinfection.com/
Corporate Identity Documentation http://www.cidoc.net/
Identity Works http://www.identityworks.com/
Under Consideration [Branding] http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/cat_branding_and_identity.html

BRAND NAME CHECK/LOCALIZATION/TRANSLATION

ABA International Brand Name Check email

GOVERNMENT AGENCY

U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.commerce.gov/CommerceSecretary/index.htm
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/

LEGAL + IP + PATENT AGENCIES

N/A

BRAND DISSEMINATION

PR Web http://www.prweb.com/

RELATED ASSOCIATIONS

AIGA http://www.aiga.org/
Corporate Design Foundation http://www.cdf.org/
Art Directors Club http://www.adcglobal.org/
ICOGRADA http://www.icograda.org/
The Living Principles http://www.livingprinciples.org/
American Marketing Association http://www.psama.org/

BRANDED BRANDERS, AUTHORS + LECTURERS

Marc Gobé http://emotionalbranding.com/
Karen Post http://www.brandingdiva.com/
Maggie Macnab http://www.brandingdiva.com/
Martin Lindstorm http://www.martinlindstrom.com/
Tim Girvin http://www.girvin.com/