R. K. Dewan & Co. > Firm Profile

The firm: RKD has completed over 78 years of dedicated and excellent service in the intellectual property field, one of the longest standing IP law firms in India with an excellent  reputation for quality, honesty and expertise.

There is a team strength of 170+ professionals including 70 patent associates (registered Indian patent agents and patent associates comprising engineers, scientists, doctorates etc.), 25 trademark agents, 35 lawyers, 20 patent and trademark paralegal and 20 administrative staff. 60% of our team comprise women.

The firm represents over 5,000 corporate and individual clients worldwide reflecting top Indian companies, multinationals and Fortune 500 companies across a broad spectrum of industries and all technology sectors including, but not limited to –

• • Software, electronics and telecommunications
  • Automobile industry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Specialty chemicals and cosmetics
  • Real estate and construction
  • Power and alternative energy
  • Agriculture
  • Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs)
  • Food and beverages
  • Hospitality industry
  • Travel and tourism
  • Entertainment and media
  • Sports industry
  • Fashion and luxury goods
  • Home and household goods
  • Garments and textiles
  • E-commerce and retail

RKD’s team comprises many ex-Registrars and Controllers from the Patent Office & Trademark Registry who are well-versed with best practices in order to assist clients more effectively in obtaining their IP rights in a timely manner.

Dr Mohan Dewan and Dr Niti Dewan are highly renowned and respected in IP circles in India and internationally. Dr Mohan Dewan has the rare distinction of being an expert in every area of IP (patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, plant varieties – prosecution, litigation, strategy and transactions). Dr Niti Dewan handles domestic and international client patent portfolios and has filed and prosecuted patent applications till grant in over 100 countries worldwide.

RKD is the largest filer of domestic Indian patent applications, including for the Government of India specifically, Ministry of Defence (DRDO) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

It is also the top PCT filer from India (verified by Managing Intellectual Property rankings 2016-2019)

Legal Developments

Familiarity

28th January 2020 Henry Higgins in the movie ‘My Fair Lady’ laments in the immortal song – I’ve grown accustomed to her face! This is the typical laconic Britain Academician’s style of expressing love, but, this phrase typifies the whole concept of familiarity.

Don’t mess with an Advocate!

28th January 2020 The recent blockbuster ‘Chhapaak’ starring Deepika Padukone and directed by Meghana Gulzar received a direction vide an order by the Delhi Court. The movie, though based on the life of an acid attack survivor – Laxmi Agarwal, received multiple inputs from Laxmi Agarwal’s real life lawyer – Adv. Aparna Bhat.

Not all computer related inventions are non-patentable!

28th January 2020 In 2002, Ferid Allani (“Allani”) filed a patent application (IN/PCT/2002/00705/DEL) for his computer related invention titled, “method and device for accessing information sources and services on the web”. As per the Complete Specification, “the invention proposes a method for accessing information sources and services on the Web, that is quicker and easier to use than the present methods for accessing information on internet, notably with an objective of integration within interactive terminals and office automation and communication equipment.” The Indian Patent Office rejected this application stating that it lacked novelty and was hit by the provisions of Section 3 (k) of the Indian Patents Act.