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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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[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This doesn't make any sense. The colour brown is a trademark of UPS, yet I've known people with the last name Brown who were able to get passports.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

that's probably why they apologize for it

[–] laughterlaughter@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That is definitely why they apologized for it. Because they royally fucked up.