Elements ignored in the name comparison
The direction disregards legal suffixes, plural forms, letter case, spacing and punctuation in specified comparisons. It treats the ampersand and the word and alike. Certain geographic and corporate expressions at the end of a name are also disregarded, subject to the stated related-entity exception. A cosmetic change is therefore different from a genuinely distinct proposed name.
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