was the deputy commissioner of the
Japan Patent Office
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from June 2002 until October 2005.
He served in numerous positions in the Japan Patent Office and as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in
Geneva
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, Switzerland. Ono worked with a Japanese patent firm.
Government service
Japan Patent Office
Ono graduated from
Tokyo Metropolitan University
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with a
Bachelor of Science
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from the Department of Industrial Chemistry.
[ 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.][
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 The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices. It also permits each participating patent office to benefit from the work previo ...
, and improved communication with foreign patent offices on patents for cutting-edge technology.[
]
Diplomacy
From 1982 to 1985, Ono served as the First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva, Switzerland.[
]
Post-government work
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.[
]
See also
* Makoto Nakajima
References
1940s births
2022 deaths
Japanese patent law
Japanese government officials
Japanese diplomats
Japanese patent attorneys
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