Atty. Editha R. Hechanova has been a Patent Attorney since 2008, after having passed the Patent Agent Qualifying Examination conducted by the IPOPHL. Currently, she sits as the President of the Association of PAQE Professionals Inc. (2024, 2017-2022). She is also a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst by the Business Development Academy based in New Jersey, USA.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the East with a business degree, majoring in accounting. She is also a Certified Public Accountant and a lawyer having obtained her law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. She also has a Certificate in Strategic Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific.