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Center for Gestalt Development v. Charles Bowman — 7th Cir. (argued September 16, 2026)

No. 25-3336 Argued September 16, 2026 Published September 17, 2026

The Seventh Circuit hears a copyright dispute over an unpublished manuscript by Frederick Perls, a founder of Gestalt therapy. The Center for Gestalt Development claims an exclusive right to publish it. Charles Bowman and Jean-Marie Robine coedited a book, published in France under the Institut Français de Gestalt-Thérapie, that contained the manuscript alongside commentaries by other therapists. After a Pennsylvania court dismissed the case against Bowman for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Center refiled in Indiana. The district court granted summary judgment against the Center. The appeal asks whether publication of the book infringed the Center's claimed exclusive publication right.

Center for Gestalt Development v. Charles Bowman (No. 25-3336) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued September 16, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/cm.25-3336.25-3336_09_16_2026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/oralArguments/oar.jsp?amonth=09%2F2026&aMonth=List+case%28s%29
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/oralArgCal/getOralArgCalendar.pl
Appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca7/25-3336
Prior federal memorandum — E.D. Pennsylvania:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-paed-2_22-cv-02058/pdf/USCOURTS-paed-2_22-cv-02058-0.pdf
Indiana federal order — S.D. Indiana:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-insd-1_22-cv-02185/pdf/USCOURTS-insd-1_22-cv-02185-0.pdf
Related opinion — Court of Appeals of Indiana:https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=FRtGMkbqc6bk7b0XzZRKZ-aKyQrK64hSdF54Xl-Mh1VvwfnAGjt-vfCbfz0L8YBL0
Book information — L'Exprimerie / Matrana:https://www.matrana.fr/matrana/parutions-2020/psychopathologie-de-l-awareness.html
John J. Powell — Montgomery McCracken:https://www.mmwr.com/attorney/john-j-powell/
Paul B. Overhauser — official USPTO filing:https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91293939-OPP-7.pdf

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