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List of contributors
1. Names, naming, laws, policies, and identity : a basic introduction / I.M. Nick
2. Patrilineal bias in the adoption of surnames following marriage in the United Kingdom and the United States / Eleanor Peters
3. Naming, expressive interests, and the law : the implications of governmental form design / Laura A. Heymann
4. Laws and policies regulating personal names and transgender and gender diverse identities in the US and Canada / Sharon N. Obasi and I. M. Nick
5. Both and vs. either or : the challenge of official names and naming for the US census in multicultural America / I. M. Nick
6. Applied toponymy in the United States : a compendium of the history and policy development of geographic names and naming / Roger Payne
7. Toponomy and law : neighborhood names in legal perspective / Nestor M. Davidson and David Fagundes
8. The law on geographical indications and traditional food names : protecting local and regional interests in a global arena / Caoimhín Macmaoláin
9. From Fluoxetine to Prozac : how the pharmaceutical industry builds brand identity through prescription drug naming / Pascaline Faure
10. Naming unnamed diseases : governmental policies, historical practices, and identity repercussions / I. M. Nick
11. The name of the rose (and everything else) : how codes and practices in naming biological species reflect cultural identities / Stephen B. Heard
12. Names, identity interests, US American trademark law, and collective face / Michael Adams
13. What's in a name? Linguistic and legal aspects of company names, product, and service names, trademarks, and brands / Alan Durant and Jennifer Davis
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