CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name: JOANIDIS
2. First name: JOVAN
3. Date of birth: June 10th 1949
4. Nationality: Macedonian
5. Civil status: Married
6. Education:
Institution |
Industrial Property Protection Office - Macedonia |
Date |
11 July 1994 |
Degree or diploma obtained |
Patent & Trademark representative |
Institution |
Bar Commission – Ministry of Justice |
Date |
1974 |
Degree or diploma obtained |
Attorney at Law |
Institution |
University of St Cyril & Methodius in Skopje - Macedonia
Faculty of Law |
Date |
1968-1972 |
Degree or diploma obtained |
Lawyer |
7. Language skills: (1 to 5 for competence)
Language |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
Macedonian (mother tongue) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
English |
5 |
4 |
5 |
French |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Serbian |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Croatian |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8. Membership of professional bodies:
- Member of Bar Chamber of Republic of Macedonia;
- Co-founder and President of the Association of Patent and Trademark representatives in Macedonia since its establishment in 1994;
- Member of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its Arbitration Commission since 1996;
- Member of Macedonian Trademark Examination Commission (1999 – 2000)
- President of Supervisory Board of joint stock company TEHNOMETAL-VARDAR Skopje since 2002.
9. Other skills:
- Computer literacy: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and Internet;
10. Present position: Attorney at Law (self-employed)
11. Years within the firm: 24 years
12. Key qualifications:
- Representing and defending clients (both natural persons and legal entities) in front of the courts and administrative bodies;
- Drafting and using legal instruments such as legal action, appeal, extraordinary legal remedies;
- Participation in off-court settlements and mediation among parties;
- Representing parties (companies and inventors) in front of IPPO;
- Providing legal opinions and commentaries on laws at request;
- Took part as participant, organizer and lecturer in various international and national seminars and
workshops related to criminal, civil, business and intellectual property law;
13. Professional experience record:
Date
|
1979 |
Location |
Skopje, Macedonia |
Company |
Attorney’s office JOANIDIS |
Position |
Owner and Attorney at Law |
Description |
Criminal law
Civil law
Litigation
Company & Business law
Insurance & Banking law
Intellectual property (patents, trademarks) |
Date |
1976-1979 |
Location |
Skopje, Macedonia |
Company |
Primary Court Skopje 1 |
Position |
Judge |
Description |
Criminal cases |
Date |
1974-1976 |
Location |
Skopje, Macedonia |
Company |
Public Prosecution Office |
Position |
Deputy of the Primary Public Prosecutor |
Description |
Representation of public interest in the criminal and civil cases |
Date |
1973-1974 |
Location |
Skopje, Macedonia |
Company |
Public Prosecution Office |
Position |
Apprentice in the Public Prosecution Office |
Description |
Representation of public interest in the criminal and civil cases |
14. Others:
Publications:
Together with the IPPO-Skopje wrote, compiled and issued two books regarding the intellectual property law (one of it translated into English).
15. Contact:
LAW & PATENT OFFICE JOANIDIS
Orce Nikolov Street 155 b
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Tel: ++ 389 2 30 67 199
Fax: ++ 389 2 30 67 201
e-mail: jovan@joanidis-co.com.mk
www.joanidis-co.com.mk
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