R. K. Dewan & Co.

Advocate, Patent & Trademark Attorney and Litigator

Principal

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.

English, Hindi, Marathi

INTA, AIPPI, APAA, AIPLA, CIPA

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

Registered Patent and Trademark Agent

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