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Surely there is some copyright infringement here?

You’re thinking trademark infringement. IANAL, but I wouldn’t worry about it. Worse comes to worst, you could rename it. That’s what Firefox did.

The likelihood of confusion is low. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law#In...

"Marcel" is a common male name in some parts of the world. That would make a trademark infringement claim somewhat difficult.

What's the other thing named Marcel?

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On [1], a recent Oscar-nominated film

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_the_Shell_with_Shoes_On...

That's in a completely different business. Trademarks generally do not cover all possible uses of a word, only the use of that word in the segment it was approved for.

Plus that one doesn't have shoes.

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