Mladen Vukmir was among the first to deal with intellectual property protection. But as it's in his nature to choose alternatives, in recent years he has turned to alternative means of dispute resolution and mediation.
A former rock critic for the student magazine Polet, that has u
cult status, instead of critisizing he has chosen to protect
copyrights of rock musicians. In big picture that means he has
specialized in the protection of all forms of intellectual
property.
In 1989. he earned his master's degree in intellectual property
in the Franklin Pierce Law Center University, Concord, NH, USA.
After that, he worked for a law firm Fenwick & West in
California and the Italian law firm Pavia e Ansaldo in Milan. Two
years later he founded the law firm Vukmir and associates, and soon
became a counselor of the State Intellectual Property Office. He
was advisor for the Government, the World Bank, European Commission
(CARDS 2002, assessor, IPA 2008) and the World Intellectual
Property Organization.
The process of understanding the ownership of intangible assets
should be primarily a social issue Vukmir emphasizes, and he'll
dedicate his 18 minutes to this subject. There may be also a space
for nature and culture of food and wine with which is, this
persistent patron of intelectual property, also preoccupied.
"There is no exit from the transition mill without creating
social welfare on intangible goods made by creativity."
Mladen Vukmir