what likely happens is they cut a check to the squatter to get the rights from him, and argue in administrative court that there won't be any market confusion between the Washington Commanders and the Commanders Classic Army-Air Force football game. The guy who registered "Washington Space Commanders" and "Washington Wolf Commanders" has already said he'll cede the trademark to the team for free.
Read the decision, it's entirely predicated on the commanders classic. There is also the commanders cup. Both cover the same use classes. They're also required to disclaim the word Washington. I don't see how they win this or even what a win looks like if they don't have exclusive use of the term commanders for football merchandise. Even if they do get the mark, every youth club in America that has been using the name commanders still has prior rights to the name (registration does not trump use in trademarks) and could sell or license commanders merchandise at will. They could even sue the Washington commanders for doing the same in their area.
