Hemant Gupta Partner

Hemant is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses on a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters, including complex software agreements, (including cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, enterprise agreements, blockchain and smart contracts), technology licensing, foreign and domestic patent and trademark prosecution, e-commerce, data security, social media, infringement analysis, commercialization agreements, and enforcement of IP assets.  He regularly counsels on IP and technology aspects of public and private corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and venture capital financing.

Hemant has represented a broad spectrum of clients, including emerging companies, research institutions, and Fortune 500 companies in many different technology areas including software, data analytics, IoT, biotechnology, medical devices, industrial chemicals, and consumer products.  Prior to joining Egan Nelson LLP, Hemant was head of the Intellectual Property practice at Butler Snow LLP where he counseled companies on growing and protecting their IP assets in preparation for corporate transactions.  He has also previously worked in cancer and molecular biology research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as well as a software programmer and system administrator at the University of Pennsylvania.

Education

• University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2005)
• University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, 1997)

Admissions

• Tennessee, 2005
• Texas, 2022
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

DISTINCTIONS

• Super Lawyers®
  Mid-South Rising Star, Intellectual Property, 2013, 2015
• Chair of Tennessee Bar Associations IP Section 2014, 2019
  Executive Committee 2010-2023
• Best Lawyers in America®
  Lawyer of the Year, Trademark Law (Memphis), 2021
  Patent Law, 2017-2023
  Trademark Law, 2020-2023
• Top 40 under 40, Memphis Business Journal, 2011
• Fellow, Memphis Leadership Academy

PUBLICATIONS AND Papers

• “Intellectual Property Concerns for New Companies” Southeast Medical Device Association
• “Recent Changes in Patent Law,” Mississippi Bar Journal
• “First to File vs. First to Invent: Don’t Foul Out”, Mississippi State University’s Investing in Innovation Symposium
• “Ethical Implications of Social Media,” Memphis Bar Association, Technology Section
• “Protecting your Business and Intellectual Property,” Kaufman Foundation FastTrac, Memphis Bioworks
• “Ethical Risks and Pitfalls of using Social Media,” Ben F. Jones Chapter, National Bar Association
• “Basics of Intellectual Property Law for Start Ups,” LaunchMemphis Business Bootcamp
• “Social Media: IP issues for Businesses,” Memphis Bar Association Business Section