Bikram Yoga Copyright Case Update: Oral Arguments Set for May

Oral arguments for the Bikram yoga copyright case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has been set for May 8, 2015 in Pasadena, California. Bikram is appealing a district court ruling for partial summary judgment in favor of defendant Evolation LLC on the copyrightability of his sequence of 26 yoga postures.

The case is Bikram’s Yoga College of India v. Evolation Yoga, #13-55763.  Arguments begin at 9:30AM in Courtroom 1 of the Richard H. Chambers Court of Appeals Building, 125 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105.

Watch in the coming days for Part 3 of my series on the case where I will break down the appellate briefs and arguments.