MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531000057 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, on Jan. 1, 2025, for 'formulation of encapsulated catechins based functional tea beverage.'

Inventor(s) include Kamal Narayan Baruah; Siddhartha Singha; and Ramagopal V. S. Uppaluri.

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: "Present invention provides formulation for a functional tea drink that incorporates encapsulated catechin extracts. This formulation is designed to improve nutrient absorption and has the ability to effectively reduce cholesterol levels in the gut....