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India patents the backing, not the gun

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Collection: Tuft the World research brief: The Non-English Record
Publisher: Elsevier/Woodhead author bio
Themes: Global diffusion of tufting, Yarn & materials

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“India patents the backing, not the gun.” Research note, Tuft the World research brief: The Non-English Record. tienda.elsevier.com/books/advances-in-carpet-manufacture/goswami/978-1-84569-333-6.

Research notes

Downgraded: Goswami is confirmed as "inventor of a new form of carpet backing" (Elsevier bio), but the name "Snehabha" and any IICT backing patent weren't found. IICT filed a patent for a new tufted-carpet backing technique; K. K. Goswami invented a backing technology called "Snehabha". No Indian tufting-gun patent found. Citation check (Oct 2026, from search results; pages not opened): partly confirmed. Confirmed: the Elsevier bio calls K. K. Goswami (Director, IICT) the 'inventor of a new form of carpet backing'. NOT found: the name 'Snehabha', or any IICT patent filing for a tufted-carpet backing. Counterpoint: IICT did seek patent/trademark protection for the 'India Knot', a hand-knotting technique (Rug News, 2009). So IICT's patent activity is not only about backing. Source: Advances in Carpet Manufacture (K. K. Goswami, ed.) – author bio. Found at: https://tienda.elsevier.com/books/advances-in-carpet-manufacture/goswami/978-1-84569-333-6 Also: https://www.rugnews.com/news-archives/01292009-indian-knot-construction-to-be-introduced-5405