Ronald Mark Huber thought he had a novel idea. In 2016, the Iowa man filed to copyright or patent the made-up word, “Cubsnoxious.” According to Reuters, Huber was trying to say that Chicago Cubs fans are crazy and obnoxious and took his new word to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Sadly, this is where Huber’s tale ends as the Chicago Cubs brought out a ‘Cubsbundance’ of evidence as reported by Reuters.
Cubs offered “convincing” evidence its marks were strong, going back to the early 1900s, when Hall of Fame infielders Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance wore Cubs jerseys.