Exactly ... they CANNOT trademark the word Node. This word has been in the dictionary since the 16th century derived from the Latin word nōdus, meaning knot.
Node is a common word. I would fight them to the death if they sued me over nodecode.com (which someone has already private registered). IMHO, this is just a precursor to a sellout.
I love Overland Park, but it is just like the rest of Kansas; Red. Missouri is a bit too Blue for Google to make enough money quickly enough to feel comfortable putting it there. Plus KCMO is a lot poorer than KCK.
Sorry for the double comment ... you can see the controller in action at http://code.google.com/p/sharpy/ ... which is my less than a week old PHP framework.