Yoga entrepreneurs stretch the definition
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Joseph Pilates, the godfather of the namesake mind-and-muscle-control fitness routine, suffered for failing to trademark. When Pilates Inc. tried to protect the use of his name in 2000, the courts ruled that “pilates” was free for unrestricted use.

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The Missionaries of Position
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Joseph Pilates, the godfather of the namesake mind-and-muscle control fitness routine, suffered for failing to trademark. When Pilates Inc. tried to protect the use of his name in 2000, the courts ruled that “pilates” was free for unrestricted use.

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