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Name the Indian variety of rice patented by an American company.

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Basmati rice is the variety of Indian rice that is really long and thin and produced in India for a very long time. India used to export it.
In the 90s The American company RicTec patented it and then claimed their right on it.
There has been a long battle regarding it and India fights with the US for the claim.

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