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Haruo Awano

Mr Awano is a director of Intellectual Property Operation. His practice encompasses patent prosecution in the electrical, mechanical, and material science fields. Mr Awano has particular expertise in the areas of storage technology and optical devices. · SUGIMURA & Partners

JapanIntellectual Property, Patent ProsecutionEnglish, Japanese

About

Mr Awano is Director of Intellectual Property Operation at SUGIMURA & Partners, specialising in patent prosecution in the electrical, mechanical and materials science fields with particular expertise in storage technology and optical devices. He previously held various management and product marketing roles at Sony Corporation, including serving as director of product marketing in Sony America, and brings international business strategy experience to his role.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatent Prosecution

Office

Expertise

Storage TechnologyOptical DevicesElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials Science

Education

  • University of Tokyo (BS Physics)
  • California Institute of Technology (MS Electrical Engineering)

Languages

EnglishJapanese