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.

Shinjiro Ono
Deputy Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
In office
June 2002 – October 2005
Personal details
Born1947/1948
Died3 June 2022 (aged 74)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Metropolitan University
ProfessionCivil servant

Government service

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Japan Patent Office

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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]

Diplomacy

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From 1982 to 1985, Ono served as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]

Post-government work

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ お知らせ(小野新次郎弁理士逝去) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Summary of Results of the Seminar on Intellectual Property Cooperation between the JPO and SIPO". Japan Patent Office. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Conference on the 'Business' of Intellectual Property". Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Retrieved 11 August 2009.