MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621044051 A) filed by Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra, on April 6, for 'a digital marketplace system for connecting traditional artisans with consumers for authentic handcrafted products.'
Inventor(s) include Jasneet Arora; Dr. Manohar Desai; and Prof. Nitin Gawai.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A digital marketplace system (100) connecting traditional artisans with consumers for authentic handcrafted products comprising a user interface module (110) with consumer interface (111) and multi-lingual artisan interface (112), an artisan registration and verification module (120) for authenticating credentials and craftsmanship, a product management module (130) for cataloguing products with craft-specific attributes, an artisan profile and storytelling module (140) capturing cultural heritage narratives, a discovery and search engine (150) enabling location-based and craft-type filtering, a transaction processing module (160) implementing transparent artisan-first pricing, a communication module (170), an analytics module (180), a content management module (190), and a database management system (200). The system integrates artisan verification with cultural storytelling to establish product authenticity and emotional buyer connections while enabling artisans with limited digital literacy to access direct sales channels through simplified interfaces."
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