Summary of the Study

Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices that originated in ancient India. Outside India, it has developed into a posture-based physical fitness, stress-relief, and relaxation technique. The practice of yoga has been thought to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; possibly in the Indus valley civilization around 3000 BCE. Few Interesting Facts about Yoga

Flexibility and stress relief are the most popular reasons for practicing yoga. There are thought to be 300 million yoga practitioners worldwide. 36 million Americans practice yoga; There are 6,000+ yoga studios in the US.

It’s interesting to note that patenting of yoga related product was started as early as 1975. In 1975, Maruyama Shinjiro filed JPS5190789A, which claims a bed and allows a yogi to take yoga slant position when a yogi lies on it. Another patent application CH602133 filed in 1975 in Switzerland by Maier Margit claims a yoga couch with a board-like body support system that can be swiveled in a frame around a horizontal axis.

As per United Nations, Yoga is a powerful tool to maintain physical well-being and to deal with uncertainty and stress. The Yoga accessories market has the potential to reach $ 830 million by 2024.

To help companies developing yoga accessory products, our firm Mark IP has prepared a very detailed Patent Landscape Report on Yoga Accessory Products covering patent data from 1975 to Till-date! Nearly 2,500 patent families have been analyzed for this study.