The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) will officially endorse the new element's name in six months' time in order to give the scientific community "time to discuss the suggestion".

BBC: New element named 'copernicium'

RMA, the American drug industry's lobbying arm, argues that disclosing details such as an experimental compound's proper scientific name could tip-off rival researchers that a firm has found a novel dosing regimen or a new use for an old compound.

ECONOMIST: Pharmaceuticals