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Oracle sends legal notice to rename company over 'JavaScript' trademark

35 pointsby tafathabout 2 years ago

6 comments

TechBro8615about 2 years ago
Is this parody? Surely Oracle cannot start enforcing its trademark after 20 years of ignoring it.<p>EDIT: Apparently it&#x27;s a legit trademark (I searched for it and it&#x27;s active). Here&#x27;s a recent post about it from Ryan Dahl: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tinyclouds.org&#x2F;trademark" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tinyclouds.org&#x2F;trademark</a>
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solarkraftabout 2 years ago
They should also prepare to be sued by the Rust foundation ...
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rmasonabout 2 years ago
This is corporate overreach. They&#x27;re suing a little guy to set a precedent. But this is the first time that I recall in the tech world a trademark holder is trying to extend their reach to a common nickname. JS could stand for many things.
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cutlerabout 2 years ago
I would imagine this could be challenged. They are merely referring to Javascript in their title not appropriating the trademark itself.
yargabout 2 years ago
There&#x27;s no possibility of confusion here, Oracle&#x27;s not protecting anything.
1letterunixnameabout 2 years ago
They won&#x27;t because they&#x27;re greedy.<p>They&#x27;ll defend it to avoid genericide.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;genericide" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;genericide</a>