Biography of Dr. Paul V. Sjiem Fat (1924-2007)
PAUL VALENTIJN SJIEM FAT was born on October 26, 1924, in Paramaribo, Suriname, and grew up in Paramaribo and Curaçao. He obtained his law degree in Curaçao in 1950, an LL.M. in Dutch law from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1959.
In 1986, he obtained an LL.D. from the Catholic State University in the Netherlands for his doctoral thesis "Biba Willem Sassen".
Law practice in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles
Paul V. Sjiem Fat has practiced law in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles since November 1, 1950 and was the founder of the law firm Sjiem Fat & Sjiem Fat in Aruba.
After decades of law practicing, Sjiem Fat & Sjiem Fat has changed its name and became Sjiem Fat & Co. Law Offices in Aruba. Dr. Paul V. Sjiem Fat's eldest son, Johan P. Sjiem Fat (LL.M. M.C.L.), now heads the firm Sjiem Fat & Co. Law Offices in Aruba.
Dr. Sjiem Fat was lecturer at the University of Aruba and The Netherlands Antilles.
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Sjiem Fat Law Offices in Aruba. |
Intellectual Property in Suriname
In 1990, Dr. Sjiem Fat moved to Suriname and founded the firm Dr. Paul V. Sjiem Fat Law Offices, a firm specializing in intellectual property matters.
Besides his work in intellectual property, Dr. Sjiem Fat also gave lectures on law at the University of Suriname.
Retirement
Dr. Paul V. Sjiem Fat retired on August 1, 1999, after forty years of law practice in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles and nearly ten years of intellectual property law practice in Suriname. In his last official letter, Dr. Sjiem Fat informed all his clients that the services of Dr. Paul V. Sjiem Fat Law Offices will be continued by Sjiem Fat & Mahabir Trademark Consultants N.V.
Order of Orange-Nassau
Paul Valentijn Sjiem Fat was
Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. This royal honor was granted to Dr. Sjiem Fat by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Dr. Sjiem Fat spent the last years of his life in Aruba where he passed away on January 2, 2007. Paul Valentijn Sjiem Fat was 82 years old.
