Nadya Suleman, aka “The Octomom,” is looking to trademark the term “Octomom.” The only problem is that someone else beat her to the punch: a Houston-based novelty company filed an application with the trademark office a month before she did. Only one other person thought to do that??? I would have expected at least 100 applications to be filed. It’s a good word to own these days.
Nadya’s lawyers are getting in the ring to get that word back:
“It’s not going to matter because they had no permission from Nadya, who has the rightful claim to the name ‘Octomom’, ” says Suleman’s attorney Jeff Czech.
Suleman has previously said she disliked being called “Octomom,” but the unemployed mother of 14 realized it could be used to provide a source of revenue for her family. “She’s never warmed to it, but the idea would be for others to use it for licensing,” says Czech. “It’s just a smart thing to do.”
I don’t know shit about the law, but I don’t see how Nadya has the right to this word over anyone else. After all, she didn’t think of it. Bloggers did. See how much value we add to the economy?
Ugh. She disgusts me.
I concur, B. This bitch is crazy. Its like in high school when people mad fun of my friends and I for being kind of clique-y and called us the six pack. We embraced the name for 3 years… until we got to college. We thought we were so cool ’embracing it’ but by doing so it just made it look bitchy. When we got to college and tried to keep it going we looked super lame.
Don’t really know what the point of that story was.. just reminded me of it
Its actually a pretty smart move.
Whatever it takes to make money i guess?
yeah, see Pat Riley re: “Threepeat.”
How about trademarking “Octoidiot” or “Octowelfare?” :-)
I cannot believe how stupid, famewhore, she is!! aghhhhhh :@
yeah, i was just about to say what a whore she is…
I loathe this woman.
More than my hatred for Perez, Pete Wentz, and communism combined.
And I just feel so, so bad for her poor children.
Why would she use that name anyway? She has a lot more than just 8 kids.
I am speechless!
Another source of income: a mother fucking job.
Which is NOT how she is paying for these lawyers either!
Personally, I still refer to her as the Octopussy. And I believe that this site is where I heard that…brilliant. Simply. Brilliant.
What about Octotwat? Octocunt? Octobeaver? Octcobeard? Or, just derainged mother of 14 children?
HA! Exactly!
She is Soooooooooooo stupid!!!! Having 14 kids living by youself, and living off the goverment? Go Nadya! NOT!!!!!!!!!!
OctoWIC.
bitch has 14 young children at home – how the hell does she have the time to file anything at all?! i cannot stand this selfish, lazy waste of oxygen.
Sexy photo! Jeanine Garafolo, watch out!
In Trademark Law, it is usually the first to the post unless Octomom can prove that she has been using that name and trading off that name.
This sort of stuff would usually settle, with the lawyers for Octomom paying out the dude who trademarked it first. I just wonder how much money they will pay.
I bet she is writing a book or something called Octomom.
someone get her a stylist!
Why hasn’t social services taken her kids away?. The first place she was living at was an absolute disaster and a dangerous environment with her first batch of kids, and now she has a bigger home and more kids. What makes you think that is also a safe environment for them?. I am so sick of hearing about her in the news talking about how she “isn’t crazy” and that everyone else around her is.
and what makes me even more frustrated is that people are still donating money to her! come on people! ditch this bitch and donate to someone who isn’t full of shit!
i think it’s time to show the people who she really is.i would love to see her income tax forms for this year so everyone can see how much she has already made off her children. that’s what i would like see published.if people see how much she has made from them,maybe the people giving her donations will stop. it’s really sad to say. but if it’s opened up to the public we can all make the choice to see her for what she is. and i can’t waite to see the cameras go away and see how she reacts.and also see if her parents have made any money from the children also
I love how she claimed she didn’t have that litter to make money. That’s all she’s done since she popped em, is milk them little buggers for every last dime she can get. Her existence in the world, and her popularity just baffle me.