Sorry that the links to USPTO don't work, but the TLDR is there are dozens of "KIK"s that have nothing to do with the kik messaging product
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And a good number of those "kik"s could theoretically have pkgs on npm. Further, you are entitled to your name based on "use in commerce"
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npm is operating in a sufficiently broad venue that trademark claims have to be based on violating the relevant category, which "kik" wasn't
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thought experiment: does kik have the right to demand a TV company reject an ad by another "kik" that is not a messaging product?
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@dhh the problem is it's not even clear they asked their lawyer what to do.
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