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The article reports on the legislation by the Supreme Court in Japan that married couples must have the same surnames.

The article reports that former basketball player Michael Jordan has filed a trademark civil complaint in China against the sport clothes company Qiaodan Sports Co., charging that the company has used his image and name without authorization in its marketing and packaging. It is noted that the Chinese pronunciation of Qiaodan is similar to the pronunciation of Jordan's last name. Chinese trademark law involving the names of famous persons is considered.

Reports on how immigrants in the United States are changing their ethnic names to something more American to get ahead in business. Profile of Aloke Majumdar who changed his name to Al Major; How name changes were common for immigrants before the use of passports became mandatory.