A stalwart in the Indian IP arena, Adv. 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. His firm 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 and represents over 6,000 corporate and individual clients worldwide reflecting top Indian companies, multinationals & Fortune 500 companies across a broad spectrum of industries & all technology sectors. A registered Patent & Trademark Attorney, Dewan is also an exceptional trial lawyer. An expert at Indian Trademark & Patent Law, Dewan oversees infringement, passing off and anti-counterfeiting actions for clients across India. His areas of expertise include patent and trademark litigation, negotiating technology transfers and intellectual property rights valuation thus encompassing both IPR prosecution and litigation. Dewan is the most experienced practicing patent professional in India, having drafted and successfully prosecuted several thousand patent specifications; he has come to be acknowledged as a specialist in patent specification drafting. He has obtained over 8000 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 extend to include IP commercialization including negotiating technology transfers. He regularly advises the Indian Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Information Technology, the National Research & Development Corporation of India and other governmental institutions for their IP matters. Dewan is a stakeholder to provide inputs to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on proposed amendments to the IPR regime in India. An INTA member & volunteer for more than 15 years, he has served on the Unreal Campaign Committee and the Emerging Issues Committee, as well as the Academic Committee, where he helped develop a mentoring program. He currently serves on the The Trademark Reporter Committee and has been a top contributor; authoring a remarkable number of Law & Practice updates covering Indian case law, for the INTA Bulletin. He is also a member of the following IP organizations: APAA | AIPPI | AIPLA | MARQUES | FICPI | LES | ITECHLAW | CIPA He is also extensively involved in teaching and imparting training on IPR by actively conducting seminars & workshops for training students, executives, IP professionals and IP Office examiners. He is also frequently invited as a speaker at conferences; for conducting IP awareness for judges, corporates, government entities & academic institutions. He has also recently started a podcast (Dewancast – currently streaming on Spotify) wherein he discusses the trending topics in the realm of intellectual property. This podcast is made with a view to be accessible to IP enthusiasts all over the world. He has been recognized as a ‘Leading IP lawyer’ in India by several prestigious organizations including Chambers & Partners, AsiaLaw Profiles, Managing IP Stars, IAM Patent 1000 & Legal 500.