Specialist boutique firm R. K. Dewan & Co. has a robust IP practice, advising both domestic and international clients in the retail, energy, agricultural, and tech industries on the full gamut of IP matters. Patent and trademark attorney Mohan Dewan has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious IP matters, and co-heads the IP practice alongside Niti Dewan, who specialises in patents and portfolio management. Nirbhay Bhardwaj heads the Noida office alongside Amar Prakash Singh; both have extensive experience as IP litigators and specialise in trademark and copyright infringement cases. International trademarks head Dinesh Nair focuses on trademark protection, prosecution, and clearance, while trademark litigator A K Balaji heads the Chennai office. Senior patent attorney Rakesh Singh is also a key member of the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team of R K Dewan & Co is highly professional: all IP matters are handled by qualified and skilled attorneys. Another good quality is the promptness in reply and clearness in explanations and advice.'
- ‘My most frequent experience is with Dinesh Nair, senior partner of the foreign department. I just wish to mention my gratitude to Mohan Dewan and Niti Dewan, not only for their professional skills, which are known in the IP community, but also for the rich human side.’
- ‘R. K. Dewan & Co. is one of our go-to firms in India for trademark issues. They offer business-oriented and effective advice for addressing the trademark needs of our clients.’
- ‘They offer business-oriented and cost-effective advice for addressing the trademark needs of our clients. Mohan Dewan and Niti Dewan are particularly skillful in providing solid advice for our clients' problems in India.’
Key clients
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Bajaj Auto Limited
- Finolex Industries
- The Raymond Group (Raymond Limited, Raymond Consumer Care Limited, Colorplus)
- Osho International Foundation
- Kamal & Sons
- FMI Limited
- Hem Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
- Akemi Chemisch Technische Spezialfabrik GMBH
- Thermax Ltd.
- Dr. Bawasakar Technology India (Agro) Private Limited
- Sarvatra Technologies Private Limited
Work highlights
Managing Reliance’s patent portfolio, drafted from scratch and filed approximately 430+ patent applications in India (complete & provisional) and another 200+ applications internationally.
Represented Finolex Cables Ltd. in a trademark infringement and passing off case against Mohan Electrical Works.
Filing the trademark application on behalf of Osho International Foundation and strategically contesting the opposition raised by Osho Friends International.
Lawyers
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Leading partners
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Niti Dewan
Dinesh Nair
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Disha Dewan
Practice head
Mohan Dewan; Niti Dewan; Nirbhay Bhardwaj; Amar Prakash Singh; Dinesh Nair; A. K Balaji
Other key lawyers
Rakesh Singh