Yeah that’s the issue with a registered trademark - the owner must (required by law) “defend” the trademark whenever there is any plausible infringement. The trademark law allows for marks to be abandoned and one of the criteria of abandonment is that the owner didn’t defend it. So when...
I remember the all-black with the white double-racing stripe down the center - it was pretty sharp. Not sure if that's exactly what the Ally scheme is after.