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submitted 2 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/andfinally@feddit.uk

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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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 114 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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.

[-] dumbass@leminal.space 58 points 2 months ago

Unless Warner Brother's sells children

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

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 20 points 2 months ago

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

[-] ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

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

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

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

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