Biographical notes for Hugues Richard

Contributing Editor, Intellectual Property (IP) 1994–

"License and Franchise Agreements Under the New Civil Code of Quebec" (1994) 1 IP 5

"Amendments to Quebec's Legislation and Regulation on Language and Their Effects on Use of Trade Marks" (1994) 1 IP 26

"The Definition of ‘Use' May Alter Section 20 Infringements of the Trade-Marks Act" (1995) 2 IP 60

"Copyright Protection for Designs Applied to Useful Articles" (1995) 2 IP 89

"Constitutionality of the Trade-marks and Copyright Acts at Issue" (1997) 4 IP 206

"$33 Million Copyright Suit Against Southam Inc. – The World Wide Web and Copyright Considerations in the Course of Employment" (1998) 4 IP 245

"Right of Privacy versus Freedom of Expression: Aubry v. Edition Vice-Versa Inc." (1998) 5 IP 281

"Settling Copyright and Personality Cases Out of Court" (1999) 6 IP 307

"Is Parody a Defence for XXX Rated Films and Are Chemical Formulae Literary Works?" (2000) 7 IP 369

Born 29 March 1946

Educated University of Montreal B.A., LL.L.

Partner, Léger, Robic, Richard (law firm)/Robic (patent and trade mark agents firm) 1976–

Crown Attorney, Federal Justice Department 1971-76

Called to the Bar of Quebec 1971

Director, Canadian Intellectual Property Institute

Past President, Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada

Member, Barreau du Québec, Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, International Trademark Association, British Institute of Trade Mark Agents

Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Trademarks Act Annotated and Canadian Copyright Act Annotated (both Carswell)

Editorial Board Member, World Intellectual Property Report

Mr. Richard's practice consists of counselling and litigating intellectual property matters before provincial and federal courts of all levels, both in French and English. He has a special interest in multi-media issues, and represents major Canadian communications and telecommunications companies.