Beginning July 2009, TKDL team has identified several patent applications at international patent offices like United States Patent and Trademark Office(USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), United Kingdom Patent & Trademark Office (UKPTO), IP Australia and Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM, India), with respect to Indian Systems of Medicine.

In these cases, prior-art evidences from Traditional Knowledge Digital library have been filed at pre-grant stage under relevant provisions at these patent Offices. In a number of cases like those listed below, patent applications have either been withdrawn/cancelled/declared dead/terminated or have had claims amended by applicants or rejected by the Examiner(s) on the basis of TKDL submissions.