Dr Mohan Dewan was the Chairman of LITCON (Conference for IP Litigation) this year and also spoke on “Devising Winning Strategies for Protection and Enforcement of your IPR” at Taj Connemara, Chennai, India on 6th December, 2014.

RKD had organized a seminar at their Pune office auditorium where the EPO Director Dr. Dieter Tzschoppe talked on “Patentability in Respect of Patent Activities at the EPO” on 25th November, 2014. The talk was attended by members of industry and patent attorneys.

Dr Mohan Dewan, Dr Niti Dewan, Advocate Nirbhay Bhardwaj and Advocate Tushar Shrikhande represented R K Dewan & Co at the INDIA-US TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT at Delhi-NCR, India from 18th to 22nd November, 2014. RKD was also a sponsor and Dr Dewan spoke at the event on 20th November in the afternoon session.

Ms. Disha Dewan attended the FICPI Conference in Barcelona, Spain held between 5-8 November, 2014. With plenty of time to network between excellent technical sessions and during specially organized tours to visit ‘Sagrada Familia’ and ‘Cavas Codorniu’, this conference afforded a good opportunity to meet new & old colleagues alike, and discuss latest IP developments.

Dr. Mohan Dewan was a Key Note Speaker, kicking off the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Biowaivers and Biosimilars in Hyderabad on 27-29 October 2014. The main theme of the conference was “Current Challenges and Opportunities in Cost Effective and Affordable Biosimilars."

Dr. Mohan Dewan also spoke on the topic “The Positive Role of Intellectual Property in the Creation of Cost Effective and Affordable Biosimilars.”

RKD was a sponsor at the London IP Summit this year, held at the London Stock Exchange between 13-14 October, 2014. Dr Mohan Dewan and Dr Niti Dewan represented RKD at the event.

Mr Paritosh Goyal and Advocate Sahil Ahuja represented R K Dewan & Co at the Global Investors Summit (GIS) at Brilliant Convention Center, Indore, India held from 8-10 October, 2014. This convention was graced by the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also several of India's top industrialists in order to pledge and promote investment in the state of Madhya Pradesh. RKD used this opportunity to create awareness about IP amongst various business and brand owners.

RKD was represented by Dr Mohan Dewan & Dr Niti Dewan at the 8th Annual Global Patent Congress at Copenhagen, Denmark held from 22-24 September, 2014. Dr Mohan Dewan also spoke at the conference on "Winning Strategies for Patent Prosecution & Litigation in India" which was followed by a lively question & answer session.

Dr Mohan Dewan & Dr Niti Dewan attended the IPO conference held between 7-9 September at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Dr Niti Dewan represented RKD at GOAL’s Global IP Conference and Exhibition at Dubai, UAE held from 2-3 September, 2014.

The 136th INTA Annual Meeting was held in Hong Kong from 9th – 14th May, 2014. One of the world’s largest and most attended trademark events, this conference offers endless opportunities for education and networking.

RKD was represented this year by Dr Mohan Dewan (INTA Academic Committee), Dr Niti Dewan (INTA Government Officials Education & Training Committee), Ms Disha Dewan (INTA Bulletin Committee), Advocate Tushar Shrikhande & Advocate Sahil Ahuja. The team looked forward to meeting with new and current clients and associates.

Like last year, RKD also sponsored the Women’s Power Breakfast Programme this year and Dr Niti Dewan & Ms Disha Dewan attended the same.

Dr Mohan Dewan & Dr Niti Dewan visited Beijing between 6-12 April, 2014 and met with Chinese colleagues and associates, in order to discuss the latest developments in IP in India & China and to further strengthen IP ties between the two countries to enable stronger IP protection and enforcement therein.