MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511124473 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 10, 2025, for 'smart luggage system for tourists.'

Inventor(s) include Aadesh Thakur; and Abhishek Gupta.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a Smart Luggage System designed to provide secure, automated, and IoT-enabled luggage storage for tourists and travellers. The system comprises smart locker units equipped with electronic locking mechanisms, biometric authentication, RFID readers, QR scanners, tamper sensors, and CCTV surveillance. ...