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R. K. Dewan & Co.
1147B, MOHAN VILLA
SHIVAJI NAGAR
PUNE 411016
Maharashtra
India

Work Department

Advocate, Patent & Trademark Attorney and Litigator

Position

Principal

Career

 

A stalwart in the Indian IP arena, Dr Mohan Dewan is the dynamic head of R K Dewan & Co with over 50 years of experience in Intellectual Property practice -both contentious & non-contentious. A registered Patent & Trademark Attorney, Dr Dewan is also an exceptional trial lawyer. An expert at Indian Trademark Law, Dr Dewan oversees infringement, passing off and anti-counterfeiting actions for clients across India. Mohan is a technophile and a champion of inventions and innovation.

From 1988-1993, he headed the IP Law department of the University of Natal in South Africa where he also taught private international law.

He has drafted and obtained over 8500 patents in nearly every technology area from Life Sciences, Molecular material science to Engineering to Software and Electronics & Telecommunication and Space Technology. His areas of expertise also include commercialization including negotiating technology transfers. Frequently invited as a speaker at conferences, he is passionate about teaching and conducts training workshops for IP office examiners, judges, corporates, government entities & academic institutions.

Dr Dewan serves on various committees of IP organizations, for example the INTA Bulletin Committee for the 2020-2021 terms. Frequently quoted on IP developments in India, he has been consistently recognized as a leading IP lawyer by various research houses.

Languages

English, Hindi, Marathi

Memberships

INTA, AIPPI, APAA, AIPLA, CIPA

Education

B.Sc. L.L.B, L.L.M and Ph.D

Registered Patent and Trademark Agent

Leisure

His interests include cooking, playing the piano, alternative medicine and writing.

Lawyer Rankings

India > Intellectual property > PATMA: patent and trade mark attorneys

(Leading partners)

Mohan DewanR. K. Dewan & Co.

The long-established firm R. K. Dewan & Co. inspires ‘confidence and trust‘ in its handling of the protection and enforcement of clients’ IP assets. An extensive team of patent and trademark attorneys, some of whom are dual qualified lawyers and litigators are skilled not only in guarding patent, trademark, copyright and design rights – on a national and international basis, but also advise on corporate/transactional matters.  A number also have degrees in areas such as physics and chemistry. The leading practitioners include Nirbhay Bhardwaj(litigation), Amar Prakash SinghDinesh Nair (trade marks) and Rakesh Singh (patents). The well-known Dr Mohan Dewan (trade mark and patent attorney and litigator) and Dr Niti Dewan (trade mark and patent attorney with a medical background) are at the head of the firm. The firm has offices in Mumbai, Delhi/Noida, Pune and Chennai and there are few sectors that it does not serve from energy, manufacturing and the tech industry to media, entertainment and food and beverages.

India > Intellectual property > Intellectual property

(Leading partners)

Mohan DewanR. K. Dewan & Co.

One of the largest, specialist firms in India, R. K. Dewan & Co. continues to excel in providing management and protection of IP assets both domestically and internationally. It has a long-established history and has an impressive network of offices across India. Its expertise is established in the prosecution of patents, trademarks, designs and copyright through to litigation as well as IP-rich transactions. Mohan Dewan heads the firm, while Niti Dewan leads the patent group. Nirbhay Bhardwaj leads on IP litigation and Amar Prakash Singh and Dinesh Nair oversee trademark services. Rakesh Singh is another name to note.