More like "we sorta have to or the next guy with a name that actually will cause confusion will point to this case we avoided and say 'look! They lost the prote

More like "we sorta have to or the next guy with a name that actually will cause confusion will point to this case we avoided and say 'look! They lost the protection on their mark because they didn't go after these other people!' and he might win" Much like Apple Records suing Apple, Inc. Sure they lost, but they pretty much had to make the attempt or risk losing in a later case because of not suing earlier.