Joseph Simone is a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and mainly handles intellectual property protection matters in Greater China. He has been recognized for many years as a leading lawyer in his field by various leading directories, including PLC Which lawyer?, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Chambers Asia Pacific.

Practice Focus

Mr. Simone represents multinationals across a broad range of industries in relation to enforcement, registration and licensing of trademarks, copyrights, patents and domain names. He also assists clients in dealing with disputes involving trade secrets and unfair competition. Mr. Simone is particularly active in government affairs work relating to IP protection in the PRC and represents coalitions of brand owners in joint anti-counterfeiting cases.

Representative Legal Matters

• Managed trademark registration and enforcement portfolios in China for leading multinationals in the IT, food and beverage, fashion and cosmetics industries.
• Assisted coalition of fashion brands to clean up notorious retail and wholesale markets in major cities in China relying on "landlord liability” strategies.
• Assisted industry associations in preparing position papers and briefings focusing on counterfeiting and other critical IP concerns in China.
• Assisted multinational clients in recovering .cn domain names from pirates.
• Assisted multinational clients in investigating theft of IP in their own supply chain and pursuing enforcement actions against employees and outside parties.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners
• International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition

Admission

California~United States (1988)

Education

American University  (J.D.) (1987)
University of Pennsylvania  (B.A. Chinese Studies) (1984)

执业领域

知识产权保护与申请；许可以及争议解决

执业描述

谢律师的执业侧重于中国知识产权法。他协助大量的跨国公司处理有关中国的商标申请和执行、许可、产品标签、版权和专利等问题。特别是代表一些行业协会处理在中国的知识产权问题。

代表性的客户、案例或事项
在过去的几年中，谢律师所协助的主要案例有：

• 管理跨国公司在中国的商标注册和执行组合。这些公司所在的行业包括了：信息技术、食品与饮料、时装以及化妆品等。
• 通过场地出租人的责任方式来协助一系列的时装品牌清除在北京、广州、深圳和上海的一些名声拙劣的零售和批发市场。
• 协助主要的行业协会准备建议书和简报等，内容主要涉及假冒伪劣及中国的其他知识产权问题。
• 协助跨国公司从盗版商那里恢复.cn中文域名。

专业协会
谢律师是国际商标协会 (INTA)反假冒伪劣委员会中国部的一名成员。他同时与1994年以来一直作为国际知识产权报告(WIPR)的编委会成员之一。1998年以来，他为国际知识产权报告和其他业内期刊撰写了大量与中国知识产权法相关的文章。

执业资格

美国加利福尼亚州 (1988)

教育背景

American University  (法律博士) (1987)
University of Pennsylvania  (文学士 Chinese Studies) (1984)