Dr. Mohan Dewan, Dr. Niti Dewan
THE FIRM: R. K. Dewan & Co. was started in the year 1942 & has completed over 69 years of committed and excellent service in the field of IPR. The firm currently represents over 3000 corporate and individual clients worldwide and has an extensive IPR practice that includes consultation, prosecution, conveyance, management and litigation. R K Dewan & Co. has its head office in Mumbai (the commercial hub of India). In keeping with its client oriented culture and personalized professionalism, the firm has setup branches at Pune (an important education, research and manufacturing centre), Chennai (the seat of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board), Delhi (the political capital of India) and at Kolkata (the seat of the head office for Patents and Designs).
The firm has also built a close knit, dependable and extensive network of associates in India and throughout the world and is therefore able to cater to national and international filing, prosecution and domestic and trans-border litigation through all tiers of judiciary.
R. K. Dewan & Co. is headed by Dr. Mohan Dewan, a Patent and Trademark Attorney, who has over 35 years of professional experience including teaching (at University of Natal, Durban, South Africa)) and is an acknowledged jurist in the field of Intellectual Property Rights.
Dr. Niti Dewan, a Medical Graduate and a Patent and Trademark Attorney, handles Business Development, Pune Office Administration and the Patent Search Section.
Mr. M. R. Nair, a Patent and Trademark Attorney and a renowned Counsel with over 30 years of experience, steers the trademark division of the firm.
Adv. Dinesh Nair is responsible for Trademark registration internationally and;
Adv. N. K. Bhardwaj of the Delhi office, is a Litigator of merit for 30 years.
The firm is assisted by a complement of 85 dedicated and painstakingly trained associates and executives equipped to deliver promptly and efficiently.
R. K. Dewan & Co. is emerging as the right and preferred choice for clients and referring attorneys alike, looking for single window IPR solutions in the Indian subcontinent.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE: The firm is actively involved in advising clients on every aspect of IPR, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs. Starting from the basics, which includes selecting brands, identifying inventions and potential designs for protection, the firm is intimately involved in all further activities aimed at protecting, maintaining and managing IPRs of the clients. These services involve searching both in the field of trade marks and patents, obtaining the IP rights by registration at the relevant IPR offices in India directly and overseas through the firm’s associates. RKD is actively involved in litigation at the PR offices, the appellate board and through various tiers of courts in India defending all the IPRs of the clients.
RKD is also involved in post-registration work in relation to IPR which includes maintenance, valuation and continuous education of clients’ personnel.
RKD also conducts seminars and workshops for corporates and professionals, for spreading awareness about intellectual property rights. Dr. Mohan Dewan lectures extensively at various institutes and conferences in India and internationally and has several publications to his credit.
CLIENTS: The firm clientele are both domestic and international and comprise of associates world over, corporate clients, academic institutions, scientific and research organizations and individuals. The firm’s clients are from diverse fields such as software, electronics and telecommunication, automobile, mechanical engineering, power sector, speciality chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food packaging technology, biotechnology, process equipments, etc.
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