After three major US companies - Boeing, Abbott and Honeywell - auto major Maruti Suzuki has now come in support of India's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime, saying the "very strong" domestic laws are on par with international standards. Month back, American pharma sector had alleged that Indian IPR laws discriminate against US companies and violate global norms. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) firmly believes that the patent law in India is very strong; especially the changes that happened after the TRIPS agreement have made Indian Patent law at par with the international standards," the company said in its views submitted to the Commerce and Industry Ministry. According to MSI, many recent judgments have proved that strong patent law not only secures the rights of patentee, but also ensures genuine public need. The IPR law in India provides transparent system of securing and enforcing the patent rights.
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