MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521129589 A) filed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, on Dec. 20, 2025, for 'a pharmaceutical composition and related methods for management of melasma.'
Inventor(s) include Shekhar, Himanshu; Aphale, Parth; and Dokania, Shashank.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for managing melasma, comprising a combination of active ingredients including berberis aquifolium, sepia, and thuja, along with a lipid-based ointment base and pharmaceutically acceptable excip...