Chris Dubuc, Founder, President and CEO
Mr. Dubuc is the Founder and President of Harfang IP. He previously founded Longhorn IP, a patent licensing company. Prior to Longhorn IP, Mr. Dubuc was Senior Vice President at Acacia Research Group. Prior to that, Mr. Dubuc was Vice President of Licensing Technologies at WiLAN. Previously, Mr. Dubuc held a range of positions in engineering, sales and product management with several companies developing and marketing products in the area of wireless technologies, including Nortel Networks, GE Fanuc and the Communications Research Center. Mr. Dubuc holds several patents related to wireless technology and has published multiple papers and articles in the area of wireless technology. Mr. Dubuc is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has been recognized as one of the World’s 300 Leading IP Strategist by Intellectual Asset Management magazine (IAM). Mr. Dubuc holds a M.Eng. in Systems and Computer Engineering and an MBA.
Sushil Kumar, Vice-President, Licensing Technologies
Mr. Kumar is Vice-President Licensing Technologies for Harfang IP. Before Harfang IP, Mr. Kumar was a Group Manager at Evalueserve and has led the practice on wireless Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Mr. Kumar has a deep knowledge of SEPs and 3GPP/IEEE standards. Mr. Kumar has approximately 12 years of experience in acquisition, patent mining, claim chart preparation, licensing, and litigation support. Mr. Kumar holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a law degree. Mr. Kumar is also a registered Indian patent agent.
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