Efforts to void Oracle’s ownership of the JavaScript trademark have been led by Deno and Node.js creator Ryan Dahl. In a February 4 blog post, Dahl criticized Oracle’s latest move. “Yesterday, Oracle filed a motion to dismiss in response to Deno’s petition to cancel its ‘JavaScript’ trademark,” Deno Land CEO Dahl said. “But instead of addressing the real issue—that JavaScript is an open standard with multiple independent implementations—Oracle is trying to stall the process and sidestep accountability.”
In addition to the fraud claim, Deno Land has argued that Oracle should not hold the trademark, which it received when acquiring Sun Microsystems in 2009, because JavaScript was not an Oracle product and Oracle has abandoned the trademark anyway. But Oracle has refused to give up the trademark. “The situation is self-evident to anyone working in tech,” Dahl said this week. “Oracle did not create JavaScript. Oracle does not control JavaScript. Oracle should not own the trademark for JavaScript.”
Oracle could not be reached for comment about the issue on February 5.
