--- title: JavaScript Community Urges Oracle to Release the... description: The term 'JavaScript' is currently trademarked by Oracle, which has caused confusion and disruption within the developer community. Prominent figures in the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-community-urges-oracle-to-release-the-javascript-trademark-jz02rysbj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JavaScript Community Urges Oracle to Release the JavaScript Trademark | daily.dev og:description: The term 'JavaScript' is currently trademarked by Oracle, which has caused confusion and disruption within the developer community. Prominent figures in the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-community-urges-oracle-to-release-the-javascript-trademark-jz02rysbj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jZ02rYsBJ.png og:image:alt: JavaScript Community Urges Oracle to Release the JavaScript Trademark og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # JavaScript Community Urges Oracle to Release the JavaScript Trademark **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The term 'JavaScript' is currently trademarked by Oracle, which has caused confusion and disruption within the developer community. Prominent figures in the JavaScript community, including Ryan Dahl and Brendan Eich, are advocating for Oracle to relinquish this trademark to the public domain. They argue that Oracle's minimal enforcement and use of the trademark make it de facto abandoned. The community's push includes potentially filing a petition with the USPTO if Oracle does not cooperate voluntarily. The movement aims to democratize usage and eliminate legal restrictions on the term 'JavaScript'. ## Content # The Push to Free the JavaScript™ Trademark from Oracle ## Background The trademark for the term 'JavaScript' is currently owned by Oracle, having acquired it through its purchase of Sun Microsystems. This ownership has incited a considerable amount of confusion and disruption in the developer community. Despite JavaScript's evolution into a universally recognized, general-purpose term, Oracle's minimal involvement with the language and neglect in enforcing the trademark suggest that the trademark has been effectively abandoned. ## Community Action A movement spearheaded by notable figures in the JavaScript community, such as Ryan Dahl and Brendan Eich, is now pushing for Oracle to relinquish its trademark. The primary objective is to democratize the usage of 'JavaScript' and place the trademark in the public domain. This would promote ease of use for developers around the globe, aligning the term's ownership with its widely accepted, generic use. ## Arguments for Change The advocates argue that Oracle's control over the trademark is outdated and restricts the community's ability to freely use the name for projects, events, and other purposes. Although Oracle retains the trademark, the company has done little to enforce it, leading to further accusations of neglect. By not actively utilizing 'JavaScript', Oracle has implicitly allowed the name to become generic in the public eye. ## Call to Action With overwhelming support from the community, the advocates propose a potential petition for cancellation of the trademark with the USPTO if Oracle does not willingly comply. This action would serve to eliminate confusion, enhance branding efforts, and ensure the unrestricted use of the term 'JavaScript'. ## Conclusion The movement to free the 'JavaScript' trademark from Oracle's ownership is rooted in the belief that the term has outgrown its original commercial confines. By placing the trademark in the public domain, the JavaScript community hopes to remove legal restrictions and allow the term to be used to its fullest potential by developers worldwide. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#oracle](https://daily.dev/tags/oracle) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-community-urges-oracle-to-release-the-javascript-trademark-jz02rysbj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"JavaScript Community Urges Oracle to Release the JavaScript Trademark","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-community-urges-oracle-to-release-the-javascript-trademark-jz02rysbj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-community-urges-oracle-to-release-the-javascript-trademark-jz02rysbj"},"datePublished":"2024-09-16T22:05:39.918Z","dateModified":"2024-09-17T01:52:16.463Z","description":"The term 'JavaScript' is currently trademarked by Oracle, which has caused confusion and disruption within the developer community. 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