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Game of Thrones name sparks passport mix-up for family (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A woman was left "devastated" after her daughter's passport application was rejected because she was named after a Game of Thrones character.

Lucy, 39, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said the Passport Office initially refused the application for Khaleesi, six.

Officials said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission because it owned the name's trademark. But the authority has since apologised for the error.

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[-] [email protected] 114 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

owned the name's trademark

People really don't understand trademark despite it being in the name. It's a trade mark. It's a mark on something you trade. It only applies to commercial products. Unless Warner Brothers sells children there's no trademark violation.

[-] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago

Unless Warner Brother's sells children

With the way the world is lately, it wouldn't surprise me if they did.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Although, if any one company was going to that, it'd probably be Disney.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

When they age out of the It's A Small World cast, Disney sells them to Nestlé.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm prepared to believe this, so won't be fact-checking it.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Oh are you a journalist

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I sometimes pretend to be one at home. "Hold the front page!", "this story is too good not to be true!", etc.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Aha but the passport office knew something we didn't.

Clearly this is proof they sell children overseas.

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