Harm van der Heijden

Head of Patent Innovation | Ankar AI

At the heart of his work lies the question of how AI is transforming patent practice – from drafting through to prosecution – in a reliable, transparent and productive manner. As Head of Patent Innovation at Ankar AI, Harm van der Heijden acts as a bridge between practice and product development, ensuring that new AI features solve real-world problems faced by patent teams and integrate seamlessly into existing workflows. A physicist with a PhD and a European and Dutch patent attorney, he brings 17 years’ experience in law firm practice – ten of which as a partner – as well as a technical background as a developer and systems architect.