Hemant Gupta
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Hemant represents clients seeking to protect their intellectual property and technology investments. He counsels clients in foreign and domestic patents, trademark and copyright infringement matters, including litigation and licensing strategies; early-stage formation and financing, including venture capital financings; and domestic and international technology acquisition and commercialization activities. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers® and Best Lawyers in America® for his work in intellectual property.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2005
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 6th Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Distinctions
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Star, Intellectual Property, 2013, 2015
- Top 40 under 40, Memphis Business Journal, 2011
- Cancer Researcher, Hematology-Oncology Department, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 1998-2003
- Fellow, Memphis Leadership Academy
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Lawyer of the Year, Trademark Law (Memphis), 2021
- Patent Law, 2017-2021
- Trademark Law, 2020-2021
Education & Honors
- University of Memphis, J.D., 2005
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1997
Experience
- Significant expertise in complex software agreements, including licensing, cloud service agreements, IT contracts, SaaS, PaaS, blockchain, and data security.
- Extensive patent prosecution in diverse technology areas, including biotechnology, mechanical, electrical, chemical and software.
- Counsels companies and research institutions in connection with domestic and international technology acquisition, licensing, intellectual property protection and technology commercialization activities.
- Representation of companies in commercial transactions, including drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, technology agreements, and asset purchase agreements.
- Counsels companies in connection with early-stage formation and financing, including venture capital financings.
- Counsels clients with patent, trademark and copyright infringement matters, including litigation and licensing strategies.
In the News
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Commerce Union buying Columbia bank - Nashville Post
- SmartBank to acquire Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Capstone Bank - Spoke
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Focus Elevated
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Gupta Trades Science Job for Career as Patent Attorney
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Intellectual Property Concerns for New Companies” Southeast Medical Device Association, Nashville 2016.
- Author, “Patent Reform for Biotech Companies”, Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 6 No. 1, February 2013.
- Author, “Recent Changes in Patent Law,” Mississippi Bar Journal, Fall 2012.
- Author, “First to File vs. First to Invent: Don’t Foul Out”, Mississippi State University’s Investing in Innovation Symposium, February 2012.
- Author, “Recent Case Law Developments That Will Impact Your Practice”, Update on Patent Law Reform, Mississippi Bar Association, November 2011.
- Author, “Ethical Implications of Social Media,” Memphis Bar Association, Technology Section, August 2011.
- Author, “Protecting your Business and Intellectual Property,” Kaufman Foundation FastTrac, Memphis Bioworks, April 2011.
- Author, “Ethical Risks and Pitfalls of using Social Media,” Ben F. Jones Chapter, National Bar Association, March 2011.
- Author, “Basics of Intellectual Property Law for Start Ups,” LaunchMemphis Business Bootcamp, March 2011. More...
- Author, “Prior Art Searches for Patents” Research Commercialization Networking Lunch, Mississippi State University, November 2010.
- Author, “Social Media: IP issues for Businesses,” Memphis Bar Association Business Section, October 2010.
- Author, “Building a Patent Portfolio,” Memphis Business Journal, May 2010.
- Author, “Are Your Patents Getting Their Full Term Due?”, Pro Te: Solutio, May 2010.
- Author, “Intellectual Property for New Companies” LaunchMemphis Entrepreneurship and Business Bootcamp, August 2009.
- Author, “Recent Developments in Claim Construction” Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association Semi-Annual Conference, May 2009.
- Author, “Publishing and the Performing Rights Organizations," Memphis Music Foundation, Musician’s Resource Center Seminar, January 2009.
- Author, “Network Neutrality in a Broadband World,” University of Mississippi Continuing Education Programs, February 2008.
- Author, “Patent Strategies,” Point Innovation, Mississippi Technology Alliance, April 2008.