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Trademark office petitioned to cancel Oracle's trademark on "JavaScript"

Rob Beschizza
Nov 26, 2024
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The petition was filed with the USTO November 22. The petition follows a September open letter by Node.js and Deno creator Ryan Dahl, JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, and several other leading members of the JavaScript community that asked Oracle to relinquish the trademark. The letter has drawn more than 14,000 signatures.

Oracle has owned the JavaScript

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