Dumbstruck
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They really need to back up a step...
They still haven't told you (or you haven't told us) WHY they are taking trademark rights into consideration when it comes to domain name registration. Thats the bit I'm interested in (why they are getting involved in trademark law when they are meant to be a domain registrar, the two aren't necessarily linked and they should explain why). They seem to be running their own policy on this, so you might want to find out what that policy is (exactly) and then see if you can challenge it, or go around it (by going to a different registrar).I also wouldn't agree to giving up the domain to the trademark holder..it depends on how you plan to use it.
For example I have registered london2012olympics.com, which has not only trademark protection but also special laws enacted to govern its usage, but I still believe I can use it for a news site about the London 2012 Olympics, because I am not contravening any part of the laws (there are exemptions for editorial use, for example), so the trademark holder should not be able to claim the domain from me...(I hope).