Overview

When health care systems, artificial intelligence (AI) health care software innovators, and major brands need to navigate complex technology transactions, data ownership challenges, and intellectual property (IP) protection, they turn to attorney Hemant Gupta.

With a distinctive mix of technical experience and business acumen, Hemant guides health care organizations and technology vendors through the intricacies of commercializing digital health solutions while safeguarding their most valuable assets.

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Strategic IP Portfolio Management & Brand Protection

Hemant manages trademark and patent portfolios for major companies across industries, providing comprehensive brand protection through strategic trademark prosecution, enforcement, and portfolio management. He helps business leaders and marketing departments acquire IP rights with real-world value, delivering practical guidance for protecting valuable brand assets in both traditional and digital environments.

Health Care Technology Transactions & Data Governance

At the intersection of health care and technology, Hemant helps clients structure and negotiate critical agreements, including:

  • Health care system technology implementation and AI integration contracts
  • IP rights and clearances
  • Data use, sharing, and licensing arrangements
  • Clinical collaboration agreements with robust data ownership provisions
  • Template agreements for health care technology vendors and systems
  • Health care SaaS, PaaS, and cloud computing contracts
  • Patient data privacy compliance frameworks

Drawing on his graduate work in molecular biology and past career in cancer research at a leading children's hospital, Hemant brings valuable insight to health care technology transactions. He also offers practical guidance that balances innovation with compliance, helping clients navigate the unique regulatory environment of health care technology.

AI Health Care Solutions & IP Protection

As AI transforms health care delivery, Hemant works with both software vendors and health care systems to develop sound legal frameworks for the following:

  • AI implementation and licensing agreements
  • IP rights in algorithm development
  • Training data acquisition and ownership structures
  • Health care AI regulatory compliance
  • Risk management strategies for emerging technologies
  • Technology transfer and commercialization

His experience as a programmer and systems administrator, coupled with certifications in data privacy and cybersecurity and a background in IP protection, positions Hemant as a vital resource for clients deploying AI solutions in health care settings.

Strategic Corporate Transactions in Health Care Technology

Health care technology companies look to Hemant for guidance in structuring their IP and technology assets to maximize value—especially when preparing for investment or acquisition. Drawing on his extensive transactional experience, Hemant designs commercialization programs, negotiates enterprise software agreements (ESAs), and counsels on licensing and collaboration agreements. He also develops global IP protection strategies and assists health care technology investors and private equity groups in structuring their transactions.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Hemant was a partner at a national technology law firm and the IP Group leader at an international law firm. He has been actively involved with health care technology accelerators, particularly in the medical device and digital health sectors.

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Focus Areas

Experience

  • Serves as lead IP and technology counsel for multiple private equity-backed health care acquisitions, performing technology due diligence, freedom-to-operate analysis, and structuring transition service agreements for post-closing operations.
  • Manages global trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies and health care brands, including enforcement actions and UDRP proceedings.
  • Advises emerging medical device and digital health companies on IP protection and corporate strategy.
  • Serves as outside general counsel for health care technology companies and premium health care product
  • Advises life sciences and medtech accelerators on licensing and collaboration agreements.
  • Negotiates ESAs for health care organizations.
  • Develops commercialization and technology transfer programs for academic research hospitals.
  • Creates global IP protection strategies for health care technology companies and hospital systems.
  • Developed comprehensive regulatory compliance frameworks for hospital system technology acquisitions.
  • Structured and documented complex hospital-technology collaborations for AI implementation across clinical service lines.
  • Negotiated enterprise-wide technology services agreements for post-merger system integrations, creating standardized contracting processes across multiple facilities.
  • Counseled private equity investors on regulatory, compliance, and IP considerations for health care platform acquisitions with digital health components.
  • Created technology transfer commercialization programs for academic medical centers, establishing governance frameworks for clinical LLM development and monetization.

Recognition

Credentials

Education

  • Harvard Medical School, Executive Education Program
    • AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation (Pending)
  • University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (J.D., 2005)
  • University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1997)
    • Biomedical Engineering degree

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee
  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Life Sciences Tennessee
    • Board of Directors (2023 to 2025)
    • Legislative Advocacy Team (2022 to 2024)
  • Greater Memphis Medical Device Counsel (2023 to 2025)
  • Nashville Health Care Council (2003-2005)
  • American Health Lawyers Association (2003-2005)
  • International Trademark Association (2008 to 2025)
  • Tennessee Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
    • Executive Committee, Member (2010 to 2025)
    • Chair (2013 to 2014, 2018 to 2019)
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (2005 to 2024)
  • Association for Corporate Growth, Tennessee (2023 to 2024)
  • Association for Corporate Growth, Dallas (2023 to 2024)
  • Retail Industry Litigation Association (2022 to 2025)
  • Music Export Memphis, Board Member (2023 to 2025)
  • Blues Foundation, Board Member (2021 to 2022)
  • Memphis Bar Association (2010 to 2025)
    • Entertainment Section, Board of Directors
    • Intellectual Property Section, Board of Directors
    • Technology Section, Board of Directors
  • Memphis Music Foundation, Board Member (2010 to 2013)
  • New Memphis Institute, Leadership Academy Fellow (2008 to 2009)
  • Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association, Board of Directors (2008 to 2009)
  • Zero to 510 (2016 to 2019)

Certifications

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registered
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US)
  • ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity

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