Good point: If they show strong opposition and then the courts allow an exception then it is grounds in a future case that they do not simply take all .* Saga g

Good point: If they show strong opposition and then the courts allow an exception then it is grounds in a future case that they do not simply take all .* Saga games as non-competing. They must actively attack opposing trademarks or have their claims invalidated. That's how the laws work. They can easily make a no-fee agreement with Stoic, but the law will still see that this was a c2c compromise and not a legal release of the Saga trademark.