About
Valentin Pepeljugoski is Attorney at law and Managing Partner at Law Office Pepeljugoski in North Macedonia. He is a PhD-qualified lawyer and European patent attorney with a long public-sector and academic background (including roles as public attorney, judge assistant, legal expert at the Ministry of Justice and assistant minister) and extensive experience in intellectual property, competition, legislative drafting and commercial litigation.
Practice areas
ArbitrationBanking & FinanceCivil LitigationCorporate / M&ACompetitionIntellectual PropertyEmployment & LaborData Protection
Office
Expertise
Intellectual PropertyPatent LawCompetition LawIndustrial & Trade LawLegislative DraftingCommercial & Civil LitigationPublic Sector / Regulatory
Education
- Doctoral degree in law (PhD), Faculty of Law, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje (2003)
- Master of Law (LLM), Faculty of Law, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje (1991)
- Bachelor of Law (LLB), Faculty of Law, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje
Admissions
- Admitted to the bar (North Macedonia) — passed bar exam (1987)
- European Patent Attorney (2009 – present)
- Industrial Property Representative (exam passed 1998)
- Expert witness in intellectual property law (2012 – present)
Languages
EnglishSerbianCroatianBulgarian