Octomom, Game Dev Vie for "Octomom" Trademark

Andy Chalk

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Octomom, Game Dev Vie for "Octomom" Trademark


Mother of 14 Nadya Suleman, better known to the world at large as the Octomom [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman], wants to trademark the name for a television show and line of baby products but may have been beaten to the punch by a Texas videogame developer.

Suleman, the California woman who earned notoriety for having octuplets in January despite already being the mother of six children, wants to trademark the name given to her by the media for use in commercial ventures. One of her lawyers filed a trademark application last week for the name "OctoMom" (with a capital "M") for use in "disposable and textile diapers, dresses, pants and shirts," while a second application would trademark the name for "entertainment in the nature of ongoing television programs in the field of varity," which presumably is meant to be "variety."

But her efforts to capitalize on her celebrity may be complicated by Fertile Myrtle [http://www.superhappyfunfun.com/].

"Press down on Fertile Myrtle's swollen belly, and another adorable bundle of joy will be brought into the world," the game's website says. "The babies must be caught by Fertile Myrtle's mother. Hold down on Fertile Myrtle's belly to charge, which shoots babies out faster and increases your chances of delivering twins!" Each baby successfully born brings in welfare money which lets Myrtle buy fertility shots to have more babies, while babies born with the paparazzi in the room bring cash bonuses.

We will, of course, be keeping our fingers on the pulse of this intense real-life legal drama. In the meantime, gamers who want some Octomom action but don't have an iPhone can get a quick fix with Kongregate's Octomom: The Great Baby Rescue [http://www.kongregate.com/games/joinkers/save-octomom].

Source: GameCulture [http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/15/octuplet.mom/index.html]



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How can a company named Super Happy Fun Fun Inc. create something so disturbing?

I'm all for games pushing the envelope, but that crosses my arbitrary line into tastelessness, regardless of who has the trademark.
 

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i was hoping to find theyd made a game involving an octopus mutated woman action-adventure game. Instead I find something disturbing by Newgrounds standards. *sigh*
 

GonzoGamer

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After finding out she didn't pop out all those puppies at once, I can't figure out why she hasn't been forgotten yet.

She (and her poor kids) need to frikin disappear. This is like 90s calibre news. There's real stuff going on in the world now.

I just can't believe I have to deal with octomom stories on the escapist. I come here to "ESCAPE" from that crap.
 

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Malygris said:
Octomom, Game Dev Vie for "Octomom" Trademark


Mother of 14 Nadya Suleman, better known to the world at large as the Octomom [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman], wants to trademark the name for a television show and line of baby products but may have been beaten to the punch by a Texas videogame developer.

Suleman, the California woman who earned notoriety for having octuplets in January despite already being the mother of six children, wants to trademark the name given to her by the media for use in commercial ventures. One of her lawyers filed a trademark application last week for the name "OctoMom" (with a capital "M") for use in "disposable and textile diapers, dresses, pants and shirts," while a second application would trademark the name for "entertainment in the nature of ongoing television programs in the field of varity," which presumably is meant to be "variety."

But her efforts to capitalize on her celebrity may be complicated by Fertile Myrtle [http://www.superhappyfunfun.com/].

"Press down on Fertile Myrtle's swollen belly, and another adorable bundle of joy will be brought into the world," the game's website says. "The babies must be caught by Fertile Myrtle's mother. Hold down on Fertile Myrtle's belly to charge, which shoots babies out faster and increases your chances of delivering twins!" Each baby successfully born brings in welfare money which lets Myrtle buy fertility shots to have more babies, while babies born with the paparazzi in the room bring cash bonuses.

We will, of course, be keeping our fingers on the pulse of this intense real-life legal drama. In the meantime, gamers who want some Octomom action but don't have an iPhone can get a quick fix with Kongregate's Octomom: The Great Baby Rescue [http://www.kongregate.com/games/joinkers/save-octomom].

Source: GameCulture [http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/15/octuplet.mom/index.html]



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WHAT THE F**K!?! That is a... BOTH those groups need to burn in hell! That is disgusitng!
 

Lord Krunk

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TsunamiWombat said:
WHAT THE F**K!?! That is a... BOTH those groups need to burn in hell! That is disgusitng!
I agree. Just looking at the screenshot puts me off the game.

I would vie that both lose, but Super Happy Fun Fun are the lesser of two evils.
 

sanzo

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TsunamiWombat said:
WHAT THE F**K!?! That is a... BOTH those groups need to burn in hell! That is disgusitng!
Yeah, that's quite possibly one of the more disturbing things I've seen in awhile
 

scotth266

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Um. Ok. That game's title disturbs me aready.

*Backs off, hoping not to be noticed*
 

SimuLord

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There ought to be some sort of corollary to the Son of Sam laws in order to prohibit people from profiting off of their own stupidity. Octomom needs to be forcibly sterilized (preferably hysterectomy via rusty steak knife) and Child Protective Services needs to remove those 14 rugrats ASAP.
 

Lvl 64 Klutz

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My God... that woman shouldn't even be able to AFFORD a lawyer... it's things like this, when people become famous for being irresponsible or stupid, that I wonder how anyone can believe in karma.