Summary
Kenny Masaki is a seasoned IP and technology business executive with over two decades of cross-border experience facilitating US–Japan and Japan–US intellectual property transactions. As President of the International Knowledge Asset Office and former IP Strategist at Knobbe Martens, he blends deep expertise in technology licensing, strategic partnerships, consumer electronics, and patent systems to turn complex IP into commercial value. Based in Irvine, California, he has led standards, copyright, and product development efforts at major firms like Pioneer, bringing both corporate and advisory perspectives. Notably, his career spans entrepreneurial leadership and large-enterprise program management, giving him an uncommon fluency in technical, legal, and business realms of IP.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ritsumeikan University