▁Met od ious ▁University ▁in ▁Sk op je ,( 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 5 ), ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁In vent ors ▁and ▁Auth ors ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Im prov ements ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁( SP AT UM ). ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁Associ ated ▁Professor ▁ ▁at ▁St s . ▁Cy ril ▁& ▁Met od ious ▁University ▁in ▁Sk op je ▁. In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁G j org ji ▁Filip ov ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁" Europe an ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Arts ", ▁in ▁Sal zburg , ▁Austria . ▁ ▁IP ▁career ▁ ▁> In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁an ▁honor able ▁inv itation ▁from ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Development ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Government , ▁Dr . ▁Filip ov ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁State ▁Indust rial ▁Property ▁Prote ction ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁in ▁Sk op je ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁Director ▁being ▁on ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁successfully ▁opened ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁Mac ed onian ▁invent ors ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁ar ena . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁by ▁accept ance ▁of ▁foreign ▁applications ▁and ▁grant ing ▁protection ▁of ▁IP ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁the ▁country ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁IP R ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ,