Nisha Patel Gupta

Nisha Patel Gupta is a trial lawyer and litigator specializing in all areas of intellectual property with a focus on patent, trade secret, and licensing disputes. She has represented technology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies as both plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts nationwide. Additionally, she has managed post-grant matters involving complex technical patents before the USPTO, including re-examination and Inter Partes review proceedings.

Ms. Gupta has also managed large-scale global litigation while in-house at a large tech company, which allows her to offer a unique business perspective and an understanding of the litigation experience from the client's point of view.

When not actively litigating IP cases, Ms. Gupta maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included serving as first chair in a jury trial in the Northern District of California and successfully arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In 2025, The Legal 500 US recognized Ms. Gupta for Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation, noting she “stands out for her deep tech experience, which spans telecoms, computer architecture, semiconductors and medical devices.” Ms. Gupta was named a 2025 Patent Star by Managing Intellectual Property, and Highly Commended as a Rising Star of the Year by Life Sciences Patent Network's LSPN 2025 Awards. She was also honored by Profiles in Leadership Journal's 2025 Women Worth Watching® in STEAM, which recognizes women excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

In 2024, Ms. Gupta was selected to the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows Program, which is designed to connect high-potential lawyers from distinguished organizations for a year-long professional development series that emphasizes leadership and relationship building. Fellows are chosen based on their demonstrated leadership skills, as well as their active commitment to the legal community and diversity and inclusion activities.