Founded by Raj Kumar Dewan in 1942, R K Dewan & Co. is a leading IPR powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years making it one of the longest standing IP law firm in India with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise.
The firm represents over 5,500 corporate and individual clients worldwide reflecting top Indian companies, multinationals & Fortune 500 companies across a broad spectrum of industries & all technology sectors.
- Domestic Work: Almost 70-75% of R K Dewan’s work is domestic. We cater to all types of clients’ right from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Thousands of Indian companies have chosen R K Dewan after vetting us, based on our extensive knowledge of IP in India and on the superior quality of our work be it IPR prosecution or IPR litigation. These companies have visited our offices, interacted with our attorneys, seen our work first-hand and have decided to continue to entrust their IP matters to us for decades. This is a real testimony to R. K. Dewan’s expertise in the IP arena, when clients visit various IP firms in India and choose us after careful consideration.
- India-Centric Winning Strategies: R K Dewan is highly involved in IP litigation across India i.e. we have a pan-India presence when it comes to litigation. There are 736 District Courts in India and we are uniquely poised to file and defend suits in most of these Courts; and we carry out litigation in these District Courts, apart from the High Courts of New Delhi, Bombay (Mumbai), Kolkata & Madras (Chennai) and at the IPAB.
- Furthermore, R K Dewan is witnessing more and more new clients discovering our firm, be it through our work which speaks for itself or our reputation - and coming to us with patent & trademark matters from all over the world (USA, China, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, New Zealand etc.)
- R K Dewan also has a very strong team in both IPR prosecution & IPR litigation across all verticals including Life Sciences, Information Technology, mechanical, automotive etc.
- The R K Dewan team is extremely well equipped to handle all Patent, Trademark, Design, Plant Varieties, National Biodiversity Authority and other matters relating to even life sciences in India. This is evident by the increasingly large number of life science cases being transferred to R K Dewan by international clients and associates, especially in the patents sector, due to our expertise in obtaining patent grants in India.
- Team Strength: 180+ professionals
- 35 lawyers (many of whom are dual qualified as patent & trademark agents)
- 75 patent Professionals (registered Indian patent agents, patent attorneys & patent associates comprising engineers, scientists, doctorates etc.)
- Approximately 40 trademark & patent paralegals
- Approximately 20 administrative staff and executive assistants
- 60% of our team comprises women.
R K Dewan’s team comprises ex-Controllers from the Patent Office & ex-Registrars and Examiners from the Trade Marks Registry who are well-versed with best practices in order to assist clients more effectively to obtain their IP rights in a timely manner. R K Dewan & Co. has successfully been audited and approved for the new ISO 9001:2015 standard
RANKINGS:
- Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific 2021
- Band 1 - Intellectual Property
- Band 1 - Life Sciences
- World Trademark Review 1000
- Gold ranking in litigation & enforcement
- Recommended firm for Prosecution
- IAM Patent 1000:
- Highly Recommended Firm (Prosecution)
- Recommended Firm (Litigation & Strategy)
- Managing IP - IP Stars
- Trademarks (Band 2 - Contentious) 2022
- Band 1 - 2022 (Trademark Prosecution)
- Asia Law Profile -2022
- Intellectual Property- Highly Recommended
- Pharmaceuticals- Recommended
- Media & Entertainment - Other Notable
RECENT AWARDS:
- 2022 Corporate INTL Global Awards (International Patent Prosecution Law Firm of the Year in India)
- ASSOCHAM IP Excellence Awards 2021 (Top Firm in IP Portfolio Management)
- The Global IP Awards presented by IAM & WTR (Globe Business Media Group) - Winner of the Trademark Firm of the Year (2019), Ceremony in London.
- Managing Intellectual Property Asia Pacific Awards - Winner of Trademark Prosecution Firm of the year 2019
- RKD awarded under the category of ‘Intellectual Property Enforcement - Indian Law Firm Awards 2020 by India Business Law Journal.
Our Offices Are Strategically Located
At R K Dewan & Co., we have our Offices strategically located at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Pune and Kolkata in consonance with branch offices of Indian patent & Trademark offices ensuring a geographical advantage as well as associates network all over world.
- We have our Head Office in Mumbai - the commercial hub of India and also the location of the Head Office of the Trademarks Registry, Patent Office & International Search Authority and High Court.
- Delhi - the political capital of India, location of the Copyright Office along with the Patent & Trademark Offices, High Court & Supreme Court
- Pune – an important education, research and manufacturing centre, District Courts for IP litigation
- Chennai - the seat of the Geographical Indications & High Court and the Patent & Trademark Offices
- Kolkata - the seat of the head office for Patents and Designs, Trademark Registry & High court
- Bangalore – a technology & IT hub
- Indore – an important connection to clients in Central India
- US & China (liaison offices) - among the highest patent filers in the world
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Mumbai
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Mumbai (the commercial hub of India and also the location of the Head Office of the Trademarks Registry, Patent Office & International Search Authority and Bombay High Court.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Address: Podar Chambers, S. A. Brelvi Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001
Phone No +91 22 6177 5300 | +91 22 2266 1662 | +91 22 2266 3002
Email ID rkd@rkdewan.com| dewan@rkdewanmail.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Pune
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Pune (an important education, research and manufacturing centre, District Courts for IP litigation.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: 1147B, Mohan Villa, Shivaji Nagar, Pune - 411016.
Phone No: +91 20 6687 1200 | +91 20 2565 4455
Email ID: dewan@rkdewanmail.com | niti_dewan@rkdewanmail.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in New Delhi
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Delhi (the political capital of India, location of the Copyright Office along with the Patent & Trademark Offices, High Court & Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: 1271 & 1272, 12th Floor, Aggarwal Cyber Plaza - II, Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, New Delhi - 110 034
Phone No: +91 11 4501 8876
Email ID: delhi@rkdewan.com | nkbhardwaj@rkdewanmail.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Chennai
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Chennai (the seat of the Geographical Indications Registry & the Madras High Court and the Patent & Trademark Offices.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: Dare House Annexe, 4th Floor, No 44, 2nd Line Beach, Chennai - 600001.
Phone No: +91 44 2535 4222 | +91 44 2535 4555
Email ID: chennai@rkdewan.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Kolkata
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Kolkata (the seat of the head office for Designs Registry, Trademark & Patent offices as well as the High Court.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: Room No.1003, 10th Floor, the SIDCO GLOBAL TOWER, (Opp: RS Software), CN Block Sector V, Salt Lake City Kolkata – 700091
Phone No: +91 033- 46049102 | +91 9674258335
Email ID: kolkata@rkdewanmail.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Indore
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Indore (which is an important connection centre to clients in Central India.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: 205, Milindas Manor, 2, R.N.T Marg Road, Near Ravindra Natya Grah, Indore - 452001.
Phone No: +91 8827392902
Email ID: indore@rkdewanmail.com
RKD’s IP Law Firm in Bangalore
R K Dewan & Co. is one of the longest standing IP law firms in Bengaluru (which is is India’s technology & IT hub.) with the highest reputation for quality, honesty, and expertise making it a leading powerhouse that has provided dedicated and superlative services in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for over 80 years.
Office Address: Manipal Center, S 402, 4th Floor, South Block, Dickenson Rd, Bangalore - 560042
Phone No: +91804300 8090
Email ID: blr@rkdewanmail.com
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