MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531123469 A) filed by Quarks Innovation Lab Private Limited, Cuttack, Orissa, on Dec. 8, 2025, for 'blocks for a circular economy and method of synthesis thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Dr Priyabrata Rautray; Jackson Rabha; and Soumit Sahoo.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Blocks, for a circular economy, and method of synthesis thereof, are disclosed. The disclosed blocks broadly comprise: plastic wastes; and agricultural wastes, in a ratio that ranges between about 1:1 and about 3:1. The disclosed blocks (and/or method of syn...