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Hi,

Is it legal to use the word Excel as part of the name of a new
product/service building on top of Microsoft Excel? E.g.
www.superexcel.com

Thanks for your help!
RetoI don't know why not. Excel is also a word.

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gt; wrote in message ups.com...
gt; Hi,
gt;
gt; Is it legal to use the word Excel as part of the name of a new
gt; product/service building on top of Microsoft Excel? E.g.
gt; www.superexcel.com
gt;
gt; Thanks for your help!
gt; Reto
gt;
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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gt; wrote in message ups.com...
gt; Hi,
gt;
gt; Is it legal to use the word Excel as part of the name of a new
gt; product/service building on top of Microsoft Excel? E.g.
gt; www.superexcel.com
gt;
gt; Thanks for your help!
gt; Reto
gt;