MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541123037 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'blockchain-based credential verification system with ai-powered fraud detection.'
Inventor(s) include Dr Thamizharasan S; Mr. Akinchay Vikas Jain; and Ms. Navya Jain.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a blockchain-based credential verification system comprising a blockchain network configured to store credential metadata in an immutable distributed ledger, a decentralized storage system configured to store credential documents, a smart contract deployed on the blockchain network and configured to manage credential issuance and verification operations, a user interface configured to facilitate interactions between multiple user roles including credential issuers, students, and verifiers, a role-based access control system configured to enforce permissions for different user types, an artificial intelligence fraud detection module configured to analyze credential verification requests and identify anomalous patterns indicative of fraudulent activity, and a cryptographic hashing mechanism configured to generate unique hashes for credential documents and enable tamper detection through hash comparison."
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