No no no. There is no point of the law that is so unclear as to make anyone think a reference to a traemanrk in a 3rd party quote in a piece of journalism is infringement.
This was either stupidity or laziness. Probably both.
I think dnautics was responding to the general claim "I'm left with the impression that in many instances lawyers only get in the way." and may not have been commenting on this specific instance.