A black market for ‘fake patents’ is a new poison in Indian research (opens original article in a new tab)

A black market for 'fake patents' has emerged in India, with education companies selling U.K. design registrations to academics for academic manipulation, raising concerns about research integrity.

• Education companies sell U.K. design registrations as 'fake patents' to Indian academics for academic reputation manipulation.
• Patent offices do not check for novelty, leading to quick grants of design registrations that lack real innovation.
• Academics use fake patents to boost CVs and institutional rankings, undermining research integrity.