François's practice focuses on all aspects of trademark law in addition to copyright, IP related agreements, and IP related regulatory issues, such as to the Charter of the French Language. He represents clients – local, national and multinational, from all industries – before the courts and tribunals in any intellectual property rights litigation.
François’ masters of law degree from McGill University has a specialization in intellectual property law. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Université du Québec en Outaouais.
François chairs the Canadian Sub-Committee of the Non-traditional Marks Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA). He also sits on INTA’s North America Global Advisory Council. François is a workshop leader at the Understanding Trademarks summer course offered by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and McGill University, and is an instructor on IPIC’s Trademark Agent Examination Prep Course.
Qualifications
- News
- Speaking
- Industry Involvement
- "Bill 96 in its Final Form: Essential Insights and Compliance Strategies for In-House Counsel", Alexa Translations, January 23, 2025
- Quebec’s French Language Charter Rights: Bill 96 Impacts and Key Considerations, February 27, 2024
- International Business Training – Intellectual Property in the United States, December 13, 2023
- Congrès annuel des parajuristes 2023, June 7, 2023
- Advertising & Marketing Law: Social, Digital, Online Compliance, June 6, 2023
- 2022 IPIC/McGill Summer IP Courses, July 11-27, 2022
- Les développements récents en propriété intellectuelle et en droit du divertissement 2021, November 12, 2021
- Canadian IP Voices Episode 8: How copyright works when we share things on social media, November 3, 2021
- 2021 IPIC/McGill Virtual IP Program, July 12-28, 2021
- Webinaire itinérant sur les services et initiatives de l’OMPI – Jour 1, June 3, 2021
- One-Hour Coaching Session for Start-Ups, March 25, 2021
- Workshop on Intellectual Property for Start-Ups, February 11, 2021
- Intellectual Property for Software Inventions, January 15, 2021
- Les développements récents en propriété intellectuelle et en droit du divertissement 2020, November 13, 2020
- Workshop on Intellectual Property for Start-Ups, November 12, 2020
- IP Seminar: Protecting Cannabis and Artificial Intelligence (AI), September 26, 2019
- 2019 Summer Courses in Intellectual Property, July 8-24, 2019
- INTA 141st Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2019
- Colloque sur la Propriété Intellectuelle 2018, November 16, 2018
Memberships
- Association des juristes pour l'avancement de la vie artistique (AJAVA)
- Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM)
- Association Littéraire & Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), Fellow
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Quebec Bar (QB)
- College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA)