tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post4882897753216271917..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: BBC turns yoga patent facts "on their head"Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-51819064677747616172010-07-15T09:14:10.670+01:002010-07-15T09:14:10.670+01:00This is a very interesting post. Patenting centuri...This is a very interesting post. Patenting centuries old positions which are "common knowledge", doesn't seem like a viable idea to me.Vorobievhttp://v-clinic.eu/url/content/en/home.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21462119803248914892010-06-13T16:55:48.630+01:002010-06-13T16:55:48.630+01:00Wasn't there a lot of legal chatter over there...Wasn't there a lot of legal chatter over there in the US about how much money Chrissie Evert Lloyd could have made if she'd patented that double handed backhand all those years ago? Or Dick Fosbury his way of jumping backwards over a high jump bar? (the Fosbury flop).pacelegalhttp://www.pacelegal.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45407922782128887692010-06-11T17:22:28.508+01:002010-06-11T17:22:28.508+01:00How about the Headstand, for when you really can&#...How about the Headstand, for when you really can't fathom how the examiner has applied the citation to your claims...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-85127628081700794832010-06-11T14:06:42.504+01:002010-06-11T14:06:42.504+01:00In honour of Bass's famous UK trade mark numbe...In honour of Bass's famous UK trade mark number 00000001, how about the Triangle Pose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-9801415759026080662010-06-11T10:41:18.097+01:002010-06-11T10:41:18.097+01:00There was a copyright case relating to Bikram Yoga...There was a copyright case relating to Bikram Yoga and it was settled out of court.Patents on devices/accessories for performing Yoga had been issued.But yoga postures per se cannot be patented.<br />I had discussed these issues at length in my article on traditional knowledge,yoga and intellectual property rights.<br />It can be downloaded free of cost<br />from SSRN<br /><br />http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=290086<br /><br />dr.krishna ravi srinivasK.R.Srinivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140952635151910995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58825593140377493752010-06-10T20:03:03.928+01:002010-06-10T20:03:03.928+01:00Unfortunately, I'm not aware that yoga has the...Unfortunately, I'm not aware that yoga has the most appropriate pose for WIPO bureaucrats dealing with patent policy:<br /><br />Ostrich-with-head-in-sandCEPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970221836704655630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-33379191902330932072010-06-10T17:02:14.484+01:002010-06-10T17:02:14.484+01:00For those quiet moments in the waiting room before...For those quiet moments in the waiting room before the start of Oral Proceedings, Sukhāsana (Auspicious pose) is to be recommended.<br /><br />Afterwards, assuming that all went to plan, Vīrāsana (Hero pose) may be adopted. If the Oral Proceedings were before the Board of Appeal, Vīrabhadrāsana (Distinguished hero pose) may be appropriate.Yogi bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-50070304266347835032010-06-10T16:24:27.985+01:002010-06-10T16:24:27.985+01:00it would depend on your view of patent attorneys I...it would depend on your view of patent attorneys I guess: could be either Hero pose or Cobbler's pose ... :)Janenoreply@blogger.com