Satoshi Watanabe
Advisor
Satoshi Watanabe is a strategic advisor with over 20 years of experience in the Japanese intellectual property field. He supports HEA Law’s marketing, partnerships, and business development initiatives in the Japanese market.
He has been involved in a wide range of activities—including patent licensing, technology transfer, and startup support—at several international companies and an IP-focused investment firm, gaining deep expertise in both business and patent-related matters.
Acting as a bridge between Japanese companies and U.S. law firms, he helps facilitate smooth collaboration by addressing gaps in language, culture, and business practices, and by delivering valuable strategic guidance.
Please note that Mr. Watanabe does not engage in legal or patent prosecution work at HEA Law. His role is focused exclusively on business strategy, client outreach, and partnership development.
Satoshi Watanabe
advisor
Contact:
mail@hea-ip.com
03.5843.1939
Bar and Court Admissions
Japan Patent Attorney (Registered 2001)
Education
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Arts in Law, March 1986
Memberships
Certified Intellectual Property Analyst (2016)
Publications:
• World's First Patent NFT Platform – Digitizing Assets to Unlock Patent
Potential, IP Management Strategies for the Digital Age, Nikkei Science,
Feb 10, 2023
• Patent Changes Create Friction, Intellectual Property Magazine, Dec
2019 / Jan 2020
• The Next Steps for Japan’s Licensing Market, Intellectual Asset
Management Magazine (IAM), Issue 83, Apr 1, 2017
• Chiteki-Zaisan Hanrei Kyoshitsu Global – Commentary on IP Court
Cases in the US, Europe, China, and Korea, Feb 2016
• Contributed regular trademark case reviews to Patent News (RIETI),
2010–2012
• Internet and Trademark, CHIZAIKANRI (Intellectual Properties
Management), 1996 (published under JIPA Trademark Committee #2)