MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511113784 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Nov. 19, 2025, for 'biometric anti-theft smart wallet.'

Inventor(s) include Achin Dubey; Jyoti Negi; Dr. Ashish Sharma; and Dr. Rinku Sharma.

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 biometric anti-theft smart wallet integrated with GPS and Bluetooth tracking systems for real-time monitoring and theft prevention. The wallet comprises a biometric fingerprint lock configured to provide secure access only to authorized users. It further includ...