Shinjiro Ono

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]

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