Shinjiro Ono | |
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Deputy Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office | |
In office June 2002 – October 2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947/1948 |
Died | 3 June 2022 (aged 74) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Profession | Civil servant |
Shinjiro Ono (小野 新次郎, Ono Shinjirō, 1947/1948 – 3 June 2022) [1] was the deputy commissioner of the Japan Patent Office from June 2002 until October 2005. [2] [3] He served in numerous positions in the Japan Patent Office and as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, Switzerland. Ono worked with a Japanese patent firm.
Ono graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Science from the Department of Industrial Chemistry. [3] Shortly thereafter in April 1970, Ono joined the Japan Patent Office, studying abroad in the United States in 1978 and 1979. In 1998, Ono became the Director-General of the Fourth Examination Department, overseeing chemicals. Ono served as the Director-General of the Appeals Department from 2001 to 2002. In June 2002, Ono was appointed deputy director of the Japan Patent Office, a position he filled until October 2005. [3]
As Deputy Director, Ono attempted to improve the patent examination system to increase examination quality and reduce the time between application and approval. He also advocated the implementation of a patent prosecution highway, and improved communication with foreign patent offices on patents for cutting-edge technology. [3]
From 1982 to 1985, Ono served as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, Switzerland. [3]
Ono worked for Japanese patent firm Yuasa and Hara. He became a member of the board of advisers for the International Intellectual Property Institute in February 2006. [3]