Did you know the everyday word JavaScript is actually owned as a trademark by Oracle?
For developers, that means using the word "JavaScript" to describe your work, product, or even a conference could carry legal risk. It’s why we sometimes see the clunky term "ECMAScript" instead: because one corporation claims exclusive rights to the language billions rely on every day.
Oracle inherited the JavaScript trademark from Sun Microsystems, a relic of a failed co-branding attempt with Java. ...
