Yoga has become an American patent?

Indians have never thought of applying for a trademark for yoga, but in the United States, where everything is commercialized, some people have applied for 155 patents and 134 registered trademarks related to yoga. This has angered yoga masters and enthusiasts from various walks of life in India and protested against yoga being regarded as a commercial patent.

Joha, the head of a yoga center in India, protested that Indians should practice their traditional yoga in the future, but they must also worry about whether they infringe on the patents of Americans. The Americans have not only plundered the wisdom of Indians, but also infringed on the artistic nature of yoga. He said: "Yoga is closely related to Hinduism and is also closely related to people's thinking and life. Like martial arts in China, it is an ancient tradition for Oriental people to learn to cultivate their own character. It is a crystallization of wisdom and art. Americans have no reason to keep it for themselves."

Landev, a well-known Indian yoga master, also said that yoga not only belongs to philosophy and religion, but also belongs to the entire nation and the entire mankind. They cannot be owned and operated by certain persons or companies like goods. He asked the Indian government and yoga groups to prevent the commercialization of yoga from continuing.

Of course, a few Indians have reservations about this. Gilan, head of a beauty maintenance center in New Delhi, believes that general yoga is already a kind of popular wisdom and should not be used to apply for a patent. However, if someone develops a unique form from it that has some unknown effect, it should be possible to apply for a patent. For example, she cited an Indian-American who taught yoga in the United States and recently developed a method of practicing yoga in the steam room. It is said to have the effect of treating all diseases, slimming and fitness, and has applied for a patent. (Internship Editor: Zhang Yuanhang)