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It didn't originate there, they acquired the rights to the name when they bought sun
by phpnode 8y ago
It didn't originate there, they acquired the rights to the name when they bought sun
- davvolun 8y agoI believe they acquired the rights to 'Java' and they're arguing that gives them the rights to 'JavaScript'. Which is fair-ish -- it should have never been named Javascript to begin with.
- piva00 8y agoNo, Oracle owns the "JavaScript" trademark, it's separate from "Java". http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75026640&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75026640&caseType=SERIAL_N...
- _bxg1 8y agoI knew that about Java but I didn't know the same was true of JavaScript
- collinmanderson 8y agoJavaScript originated at Netscape, not Sun. I assume Sun owned the trademark because it's so close to Java)