trademarks do not work this way. in order to infringe on trademark, you actually have to be in the same business. OP did not want to fight a legal fight, which

trademarks do not work this way. in order to infringe on trademark, you actually have to be in the same business. OP did not want to fight a legal fight, which is understandable. And NPM can on their own discretion to do whatever they want, and they prefer to avoid legal battles as well.