Oracle seeks dismissal of fraud claim in JavaScript trademark dispute

Attempting to stall the case

Database licence seller Oracle has filed a motion with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to partially dismiss a legal challenge to its JavaScript trademark.

This action was slammed as an attempt to stall or diminish legal proceedings against the company over the programming language’s name.

Deno Land, the company behind the Deno JavaScript runtime, filed a petition challenging Oracle’s trademark in November.

Led by Node.js creator and Deno…