Dechert

Intellectual Property

Partner

Nisha Patel Gupta practices intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation matters. Ms. Gupta represents technology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies in IP litigation suits, as both plaintiffs and defendants. She has in-depth technological experience in diverse electrical, mechanical, and scientific fields, including telecommunications, internet platforms, computer architecture, fiber optics, semiconductor devices/microfabrication, medical devices and telehealth systems.

Ms. Gupta’s litigation experience spans all aspects of trial and appellate practice in federal courts across the United States. She has also prosecuted complex patents and has extensive experience managing post-grant matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such as 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 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.