Oracle Won’t Release ‘JavaScript’ Without a Fight

Oracle will not voluntarily release its trademark on the word “JavaScript,” according to a recent Mastodon post by Deno.

Deno is an open source runtime for JavaScript, TypeScript and WebAssembly created by Ryan Dahl. Dahl also created Node.js, the JavaScript runtime environment.

Deno filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel Oracle’s trademark in November 2024. The filing contends that JavaScript is a generic, universal name for the…