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> Below are a few visual examples of what our patent protects. Note, there are many other ways companies and teachers can create yoga classes that do not look anything like YogaGlo’s classes:

I discounted every single word they said after seeing the pictures! I cannot believe any sane person, much less a patent official, can believe that those ought to be patentable.

What came to mind was a Sanskrit proverb many Indians would be aware of: "Vinaash Kale, Vipreet Buddhi", which roughly translates to, "When the hour of destruction is near, the brain abandons all logic."

I hope (against hope) the end of the patent system as we know it is nigh :)



I can't wait for movie directors and cinematographers to patent their styles.


Tim Burton better patent the ability to use Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in a movie together.


I'll bet J.J. Abrams already has a patent drafted for lens flares.


Did these guys go to the Rap Genius school of P.R.?

This kind of "apology" is just pouring gasoline on the fire.


Their style reminds me of the expertsexchange guys after it had gotten obvious that StackOverflow pwned their asses. They sounded genuinely offended about their own asshole behavior biting them back.

They seem to have taken down their post - its HN discussion is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2224305 and the original is on web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20120424061749/http://www.expert...


NBA broadcasters sometimes describe a play using phrases like "his patented turn-around jump-shot". Imagine if you really could patent such a thing? The YogaGlo patent seems to be in the same vein.


That assumes people are working together to fight them, and that the court systems and judges aren't unreasonable. You could spend $ millions in court fees, and they could uphold it.




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