MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517058236 A) filed by Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, on June 17, for 'bio-based polymers.'

Inventor(s) include Connal, Luke Andrew; Kumar, Ashwani; and Pollard, Brett Leslie.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present application provides a composition for the production of a polymer, the composition comprising (i) an epoxidized oil with an iodine value of at least 100; and (ii) a polymer with multiple epoxide-reactive groups. The composition may further comprise a filler, such as spent coffee grounds. The...