1.   Nevertheless each member of the court held that the company could sue to protect its trading reputation.

2.   The group, known as the Defenders of Wildlife, have sued to protect the Louisiana black bear.

3.   At the end of the patent period, companies often sue to protect their exclusivity by raising questions about the ability of generics makers to produce a safe substitute.

4.   But bycatch closures may become increasingly common as environmentalists sue to protect threatened wildlife species.

5.   Environmental groups and Indian tribes are standing by, ready to sue to protect salmon where the state does not.

6.   Mrs. Jones says she is suing to protect her reputation.

7.   So instead of agreeing to resolve the dispute through an industry clearinghouse, he sued to protect his trademark.

8.   The wildlife groups that sued to protect the species said they believed that the government had refused mainly because it did not want to upset the timber industry.

9.   There is also money available to finance them, as people in the pews have put aside theological squeamishness about suing to protect what they see as their rights.