This is a really bad decision on npm's part. Kik's laywer has pulled a fast one on them. Kik has no right to enforce the Kik trademark beyond the limited set of goods and services listed in the trademark application [1]. Kik is a registered word mark for mobile messaging software only. That's why the trademark database contains many entries for just the word Kik, other companies own the use of that word for other goods and services.

I'm really surprised that npm didn't push back against this. It's not like npm isn't full of trademarks:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/pepsi

https://www.npmjs.com/package/coke

https://www.npmjs.com/package/kfc

https://www.npmjs.com/package/virgin

https://www.npmjs.com/package/sprint

https://www.npmjs.com/package/nba

https://www.npmjs.com/package/nfl

https://www.npmjs.com/package/google

https://www.npmjs.com/package/yahoo

https://www.npmjs.com/package/skype

https://www.npmjs.com/package/word

https://www.npmjs.com/package/excel

https://www.npmjs.com/package/unix

https://www.npmjs.com/package/windows

https://www.npmjs.com/package/osx

[1] http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4804:lir...