On: Show HN: Google Analytics for Excel files

[colinbartlett]

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?

[BjoernKW → colinbartlett]

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.

[przytu1 → colinbartlett]

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.

[colinbartlett → przytu1]

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