Kamaldeep Sembi

Kamaldeep Sembi is an accomplished intellectual property professional currently serving as the Director of Technology Licensing & IP Legal Counsel at Simon Fraser University since May 2020. In this role, Kamaldeep leads a team to harvest, protect, and commercialize intellectual property assets while collaborating with researchers and industry to foster innovation. Prior to this position, Kamaldeep worked as a Patent Agent at Haley Guiliano LLP, focusing on patent prosecution for Silicon Valley technology leaders, and as a Patent Associate at the Law Office of Dorian Cartwright, with expertise in invention harvesting and patent prosecution. Kamaldeep began a legal career as an Associate Attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, providing counsel on various patent matters, before serving as an Associate Lawyer & Trademark Agent at MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP, specializing in intellectual property and technology transactional work. Early career experience includes work as a Computer System Engineer at TransCore Link Logistics. Kamaldeep holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University.