Possessive case

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Possessive case

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Hello, Alan!

Could you help with the possessive case in titles? Is the phrase SINKEVICH BUREAU possible as a title of a bureau (company founded by a person with a family name Sinkevich), or only SINKEVICH’S BUREAU version is correct, and no exceptions?

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Re: Possessive case

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Since English nouns frequently function adjectivally, as a company name, '(the) Sinkevich Bureau' would be perfectly acceptable. (The possessive form would in fact not be natural here.)
Cf. A Shakespeare play, this Beethoven symphony, etc.
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