India, France to sign pact on IPR

India and France will sign an agreement to promote bilateral cooperation in Intellectual Property Rights.


NEW DELHI: India and France will sign an agreement to promote bilateral cooperation in Intellectual Property Rights.

Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar, who met his French counterpart Francois Loos on Wednesday, also made a pitch for investments by small and medium enterprises of France in India.

"The two ministers also agreed to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in regard to various aspects of intellectual property and both will sign an agreement to promote bilateral cooperation in the same area," an official release said.

The Indian minister also briefed his French counterpart on the recent policy measures to facilitate foreign investments including changes in intellectual property laws, which are now WTO compliant.

Kumar also met a group of CEOs of French small and medium enterprises who are exploring investment opportunities in India.
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