Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Psychometric Scale And Method For Assessing Uses And Gratifications-Based Social Media Dependency

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611093000 A) filed by Graphic Era Deemed To Be University on July 31, 2026, for A Psychometric Scale And Method For Assessing Uses And Gratifications-Based Social Media Dependency.

Inventors include Dr. Yashpal Singh; and Saurav Uniyal.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT A PSYCHOMETRIC SCALE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING USES AND GRATIFICATIONS-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA DEPENDENCY The invention relates to psychometric assessment and digital behavior analysis, and provides a Social Media Dependency Scale founded on Uses and Gratifications Theory for evaluating purposive social media...