Dr Mohan Dewan and Dr Niti Dewan, both members of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) attended its 42nd International World Intellectual Property Congress held at Paris, France from 3-6 October 2010. The congress was attended by around 2000 AIPPI members from over a hundred countries.

The IPR General Awareness seminar was conducted at IJMA (Imitation Jewellery Manufacturer Association), Malad, Mumbai by RKD on 18th April, 2010. The seminar was conducted with the view to create IPR awareness and to deal with issues pertaining to the protection of IP Rights of jewellery manufacturers and retailers specifically focusing on Patents, Designs, TradeMarks and Copyrights. Advocate Padmaja Khandge-Pathak spoke about Trademarks and Copyrights and Ms Megha Anand covered Patents and Designs. The seminar was attended by 170 members and it was followed by a highly interactive Q&A session for an hour.