Hemanth is an Associate Partner at Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP and is based in the Bengaluru office. Hemanth primarily handles patent drafting and prosecution in the areas of mechanical and automobile engineering, manufacturing engineering, Hydraulics, Robotics, Nano-technology, Mechatronics and Electrical and Electro-mechanical equipment/ machines. He also renders opinions on prior art searches, patent eligibility, freedom to operate, infringement and invalidity issues. Hemanth holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University and a Master's Degree in Advanced Materials Technology from Bangalore University. He is a Registered Patent Agent and regularly appears before the Indian Patent Office. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for 3 years with a leading engineering institution in India as an academician.