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Who really owns JavaScript and why it’s a problem

This video breaks down the bizarre legal battle over who owns the JavaScript name. Despite not creating or maintaining the language, Oracle controls the trademark. The story traces how this happened ...
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Apple Reportedly Demands App Takedown Because Name Includes 'JavaScript,' Trademarked by Oracle Corp.

The developer community is up in arms today about a post on the Reddit programming forum site in which a developer claims Apple is demanding the takedown of an iOS app on the iTunes store because its ...
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USPTO petitioned to cancel Oracle’s JavaScript trademark

Deno Land has petitioned the US Patent and Trademark Office to strip Oracle of its ownership of the JavaScript trademark, accusing Oracle of trademark abandonment and fraud. Deno Land, maker of the ...
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JavaScript stakeholders call on Oracle to release trademark - again

JavaScript founders and developers are challenging Oracle's continued hold on the trademark. More than 4,200 developers, creators and professionals have urged Oracle to give up the JavaScript ...