MUMBAI, India, June 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517050058 A) filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, on May 24, for 'novel chlorhexidine salts and related compositions and methods.'

Inventor(s) include Dubovoy, Viktor; Chen, Dailin; Hao, Zhigang; He, Xing; Pan, Long; Cheng, Chi-Yuan; Wang, Yu; Salerno, Jake; and Brinzari, Tatiana.

The application for the patent was published on June 20, under issue no. 25/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This application relates to a novel chlorhexidine lauryl sulfate salt, which provides enhanced chlorhexidine stability and enhanced anti-bacterial activity, and to formulations and methods utilizing the novel ...