MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621068914 A) filed by Symbiosis International Deemed University on June 01, 2026, for Centralized Digital Marketplace System For Peer-To-Peer Pre-Owned Clothing Trading With Trust And Sustainability Features.
Inventors include Dr. Manohar Desai; Prof. Nitin Gawai; Atharv Kotkar; Siddhartha Suresh; and Tabrej Alam.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT CENTRALIZED DIGITAL MARKETPLACE SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER PRE-OWNED CLOTHING TRADING WITH TRUST AND SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES The present invention discloses a centralized web-based marketplace system (100) for peer-to-peer buying and selling of pre-owned clothing items, comprising an Authentication and User Onboarding Module (110), a Category-Based Product Browsing Module (130) implementing a three-tier taxonomy, a Product Detail and Listing Module (140) with garment condition disclosure, a Seller Profile and Store Management Module (150) with credibility signals including follower count and transaction ratings, a Cart and Checkout Module (160) with secure payment processing via an integrated payment gateway (103), and a Content Publishing Module (170) for sustainable fashion content. The system addresses fragmentation, trust deficit, and lack of structured product discovery in social media-based second-hand clothing markets in India by providing reliable product information, seller accountability, and professional digital storefronts. The system (100) further integrates a backend application server (101), relational database management system (102), cloud-based media storage service (104), and email notification dispatch service (105) for end-to-end marketplace operations. [
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