Franck Fougere

Ananda Intellectual Property (Thailand)

Franck Fougere is the Managing Partner and Founder of Ananda Intellectual Property, one of Thailand’s leading IP practice (Tier 1 2019-2026). Recognized as one of Thailand’s leading IP specialists, Franck’s practice areas include patent and patent litigation, trademark and patent prosecution, trademark strategy, copyright, anti-counterfeit strategy, and IP contracts.

In addition to servicing several high-profile, multinational corporations from Europe, China, Japan, the USA, India, UAE and Southeast Asia, Established in Thailand since 2003, Franck is a frequent speaker on cutting-edge IP issues at professional symposiums and conferences. A recognized expert, Franck is a regular lecturer in patent, trademark, and design law for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and a teacher/reviewer of WIPO’s Distance Learning program (DL302, DL450, DL 201, Turin Master of Intellectual Property, Ankara Master and Yaoundé Master). He is an advisor to the European Union, to the Swiss Government (ISIP I and ISIP II), and to the French government on IP issues. 

In 2025 Franck assisted the Fiji IP office (FIPO) in training trademark examiners and reducing backlog as well as the Georgian IP Office (Sakpatenti). Franck authored numerous expert studies and articles, including two IP guides for Thailand published in 2011 and 2013. He is a former President of the Franco Thai Chamber of Commerce (2009-2011), and current Foreign Trade Advisor (Conseiller du Commerce Exterieur de la France).

Franck graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Strasbourg) in France and College of Europe (Bruges) in Belgium and trained at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Franck is fluent in French, German, and English, and intermediate in Russian and Thai.