Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files

Re:Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files by colinbartlett on Thursday July 23, 2015 @05:13PM (#9938564)

Do you think you will run afoul of Microsoft for using their trademark in your product name? Is there a lawyer here who can chime in?

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Re:Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files by BjoernKW on Thursday July 23, 2015 @05:53PM (#9938750)

I suppose it's at least problematic according to Microsoft's own guidelines: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/t...

Gleaning from that I'd say that it would be alright to name a product "Analytics Panel for Excel" but with "Excel Panel" they might run into problems.

At the very least they probably should mention Microsoft trademark ownership somewhere on their site.

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Re:Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files by przytu1 on Friday July 24, 2015 @07:49AM (#9941284)

Thank you for pointing this out. We will definitely take care of this issue.

Maybe "Analytics Panel for Excel" would be safier, as @BjoernKW suggests.

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Re:Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files by colinbartlett on Friday July 24, 2015 @08:11AM (#9941371)

You're welcome! I'll be following your product closely, it looks very interesting.

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