I agree that it's unfortunate they didn't pick a more unique name, but why would the government of Madrid (the developers of Consul) care about a US trademark?

I agree that it's unfortunate they didn't pick a more unique name, but why would the government of Madrid (the developers of Consul) care about a US trademark? Hashicorp Consul has an EU trademark[1] but they only applied in late 2018. I imagine Hashicorp Consule wasn't as well known in 2015 when the Consul project was started. Is it really expected for a Spanish developer to double check his name is A-OK with America? [1] https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017930385 https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/01793038...