After four years of misconduct by Respondent Corcamor, LLC, the
Board granted Petitioner SFM's motion for judgment under
Trademark Rule 2.120(h)(1) and pursuant to the Board's inherent
authority to sanction, due to Corcamor's numerous discovery
violations and repeated flouting of Board orders, rules, and
procedures. SFM, LLC v. Corcamore, LLC, Cancellation
No. 92060308 (December 21, 2018) [precedential].
SFM, LLC petitioned for cancellation of Corcamor's
registration for the mark SPROUT for "vending
machine services," alleging priority and likelihood of
confusion with its marks SPROUTS and
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET for "retail grocery
store services."
In 2015, after determining that Corcamor had filed an
"inordinate number of motions (all of which have been denied)
at a very early stage in this proceeding," the Board
prohibited Respondent from filing any additional unconsented
motions without first obtaining Board permission. Nonetheless,
Corcamor continued to
