Use of Excel as part of a new product name

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Charles Williams

AFAIK Excel is not yet a Microsoft Trademark, although I believe the Excel
logos are copyright and/or protected.

I am not an intellectual property lawyer, but my understanding is that its
OK unless the Product/service can be seen as competing with, replacing part
of, pretending to be, or looking like Microsoft Excel (passing-off)

If you are building on top of Excel and make it clear that your
product/service has Microsoft Excel as a prerequisite and its OK on the
passing-off tests then you should be alright.

If in doubt you should get an opinion from an IP lawyer familiar with the
geographies you plan to operate in.

Charles
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