Panel Affirms Entry Of Default As Sanction Against Trademark Owner

Mealey's (October 28, 2020, 11:14 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cancellation by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the “Sprout” trademark was upheld Oct. 27 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found no abuse of discretion in the board’s entry of default against the trademark owner as a sanction for litigation misconduct (Corcamore LLC v. SFM LLC, No. 19-1526, Fed. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33803)....