Surely the resolution to any trademark conflict would be a domain transfer or not. &quot;Let it lapse and end up with some other random owner&quot; benefits only the lawyers.<p>That said, I can see why some owners may wish to immediately disavow a domain if they consider it to be a legal or reputational risk. In that case, it can simply be transferred to another owner, so I don&#x27;t see why it would be a problem for anyone to renew it (though payment fraud might be a separate concern from some registrars).