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@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago

6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character

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@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months ago
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6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character: report
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A UK mother was left “absolutely devastated” after her daughter’s passport application was denied because she was named after a popular “Game of Thrones” character.
  • @leftzero@lemmynsfw.com
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    Aren’t they aware that the TV series is based on a book series…? If anyone owns the name it’d be George R.R. Martin…

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      Did he trademark it? Did he sign that away when HBO did the TV series?

      Not that it matters for a passport. But it’s entirely likely a media company owns the trademark for a book character rather than the author.

      • @Cort@lemmy.world
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        I think it would be more likely that grrm licensed the trademark and IP to HBO/Discovery rather than sell it. But I don’t actually know

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          https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00917519208

          HBO owns it in the UK. Weirdly, I couldn’t find an active entry in the US database.

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            Thanks for actually doing the research.

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