Under US federal law, two companies are allowed to share the same name providing their uses are not similar.

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The brewery's retail director Philip Lay said it would be modelled on its Mediterranean-themed Grape and Olive venue in Cardiff and will share the same name.

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Khost is a city in a province of the same name that borders Pakistan and has endured its share of violence during the Afghan War.

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While building Windows 8 and WP8, Microsoft ensured that they both share the same kernel and therefore inherit the same rich feature set that has made Windows a household name in the PC industry.

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