Seminar “Protecting your innovations”

Harm Deckers has over 25 years of experience managing intellectual property assets and liabilities in corporate environments. In 1996, Dr. Deckers began his career with a Calgary-based biotechnology company, founding and developing the company’s patent portfolio, which comprised pioneering patents in the agricultural biotechnology space. Subsequently, as a senior executive, he led the leveraging of the corporation’s intellectual property assets to raise over $80 million, achieve a public listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as raising $10 million in revenue through a series of licensing agreements. Upon leaving the business, Harm Deckers held the position of Vice President of Legal Affairs. In 2012, he established HMD Consulting. Through his firm, Harm Deckers is successfully serving the intellectual property needs of numerous clients in Canada, the United States and Europe. Harm Deckers’ experience includes drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications (in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, Argentina, Brazil and elsewhere; totaling over 250 granted patents), strategic development of patent portfolios, oversight of inbound and outbound licensing programs, as well as transactions with multinational corporations,small and mid-sized businesses, academic institutions and investment firms. Harm Deckers holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands) and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Calgary.