MUMBAI, India, March 15 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202527009132 A) filed by Unilever Global Ip Limited, Wirral, U.K., on Feb. 4, for 'use of fatty acids for microbiome benefit and compositions comprising the same.'

Inventor(s) include Dasgupta, Anindya; and Kumaran, Srikala.

The application for the patent was published on March 14, under issue no. 11/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to use of specific group of fatty acids and compositions comprising them for delivering microbiome benefit to skin. This benefit ensures that the skin is protected against undesirable bacteria. The present invention delivers the benefit by the se...