MARKUS COHEN, Q.C.

A 1963 J.D. graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Markus was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1964 and the Bar of Ontario in 1968. He received his Master of Laws in Business Law from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in 1980 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in the same year. He joined the firm as counsel in 2006.

Markus is a long-time member of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committees of both the Canadian Franchise Association and International Franchise Association. He is also a member of the International Trademark Association, the Licensing Executives Society and the American Bar Association (Forum Committee on Franchising, Intellectual Property Subcommittee and Section of International Law).

Markus, a Canadian trademark agent since 1969, is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trademark) and not only conducts prosecutions of trademark applications, but also represents clients before the Trade-marks Opposition Board. He is officially recognized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Markus is one of the two most highly-nominated Canadians featured in the prestigious peer-review publication International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers published annually. He is the sole Canadian member of the Board of Editors of Franchising Business & Law Alert published by Law Journal Newsletters, Philadelphia, and is currently the Publications Co-ordinator of the Joint Subcommittee on Franchising of the Ontario Bar Association as well as a member of its Legislative and Regulatory Task Force.

Markus is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association and the International Bar Association.