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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.
“However, should they choose to fight, we’re fully prepared to present overwhelming evidence that ‘JavaScript’ is a generic term, widely used by developers and organizations without any association with Oracle.” ”Today, millions of companies, universities, academics, and programmers, including Petitioner, use ‘JavaScript’ daily without any involvement with Oracle,” the petition states. It belongs to the public.” Oracle’s ownership of the trademark creates marketplace confusion, hinders accurate marketing, and obstructs collaboration in the JavaScript community, the petition maintains.
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