Though the name "Snooki" is likely to elicit images of a 4-foot-9-inch, orange, poof-sporting, self-proclaimed guidette from MTV's hit reality show
Jersey Shore, the United States Patent and Trademark Office sees someone different when hearing her now iconic handle.
The Smoking Gun reported that the office rejected a recent request from Snooki, whose real name is Nicole Polizzi, to trademark her moniker due to a "likelihood of confusion" with a previously issued trademark from 2004 for
Adventures of Snooky, "the first
2-D hologram children's book in the world!" The book stars Snooky, a furry yellow-haired cat with a red hat, who embarks on a family fishing adventure. All begins well at sea until an ominous wave forces Snooky overboard, separating him from his family. Could this be a clairvoyant metaphor for Snooki's drunken antics and subsequent cold shoulders from her housemates during the first night on
Jersey Shore perhaps? But much like Snooki's situation, Snooky the cat's heart-warming tale ends happily ever after. "Not only is Snooky a good role model for children, the book is fun to read," one commenter