💻 Deno v. Oracle: Cancelling the JavaScript Trademark

Did you know Oracle formally owns the ‘JavaScript’ trademark? There have been a few efforts to change this over the years (most recently via this open letter) but Oracle isn’t listening. The Deno team has now formally filed a petition to cancel the trademark which Deno claims is fradulent because Oracle used screenshots of Node.js, a project Oracle doesn’t even own, as evidence of the trademark’s use.

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