Scott Palmer is a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Group, and based in the Beijing office, where he works mostly on intellectual property law matters. He has authored and co-authored a number of key articles and publications on China IP law, and is also a regular presenter on IP-related matters to legal and professional groups, including INTA and AsiaLaw. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing and the Copyright Society of the USA. Mr. Palmer is listed as a leading IP lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific and World Trademark Review 1000.

Practice Focus

Mr. Palmer manages PRC IP portfolios for numerous multinational companies, and advises complex IP litigation in the PRC, as well as on trademark/copyright registration and enforcement strategy. He handles anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy activities for a range of multinational clients in the PRC. He advises on matters involving IP licensing, trade secrets, and general IP registration and maintenance issues. Mr. Palmer also counsels on international IP registration and enforcement strategy, as well as product quality, product registration, cosmetics and food/health food regulatory matters in the PRC.

Representative Legal Matters

• Manages PRC anti-counterfeiting and border protection portfolios for large multinational companies in the pharmaceutical, transport, automotive, energy, apparel, cosmetics and entertainment industries.
• Manages PRC trademark and technology licensing portfolios for multinational companies in the pharmaceutical, transport, automotive, energy, apparel, cosmetics and entertainment industries.
• Manages complex litigation projects before the PRC courts involving unfair competition (trade secret theft, trade dress infringements, false advertising, enterprise name infringements, etc.), anti-counterfeiting, general trademark infringement, and copyright (including software, written works, works of fine art, and architectural designs).
• Manages anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy coalition projects involving administrative, civil and criminal enforcement of IP rights in the PRC.
• Manages IP registration and registry prosecution portfolios for large multinational companies, covering trademarks, domain names, design patents and copyright.
• Manages product registration/approval portfolios for multinational companies in the cosmetics and food/health food industries.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association

Admission

New York~United States (2002)

Education

Indiana University School of Law  (J.D.) (2001)
Northern Arizona University  (B.A.) (1992)

Scott Palmer律师为本所北京代表处合伙人，其主要执业领域为知识产权法。他撰写或合著了大量知识产权法方面的重要文章和著作，并长期为包括国际商标协会和《亚洲法律》杂志在内的法律专业团队讲授知识产权相关事务。他是纽约州律师协会、北京美国商会、国际商标协会以及美国版权协会的成员。

执业重点

Palmer律师协助众多跨国公司管理其在华知识产权，并提供商标/著作权注册和执法策略等方面的法律咨询。他协助众多在华跨国客户处理反仿冒和反盗版事务。他也提供涉及知识产权许可、知识产权注册和维护等问题的法律咨询。Palmer律师还就中国的国际知识产权注册、执法策略、产品质量、产品注册以及化妆品、食品和保健品的监管事宜提供咨询。

代表性案例

• 曾负责各类制药、交通运输、汽车、能源、服装、化妆品以及娱乐业的大型跨国公司在中国的反仿冒和边境保护事务。
• 曾负责各类制药、交通运输、汽车、能源、服装、化妆品和娱乐业的跨国公司在中国的商标和技术许可事务。
• 曾在中国法院出庭处理涉及反仿冒和商标侵权、不正当竞争（商业外观侵权、虚假广告、商号侵权等）和著作权（包括软件、书面作品、艺术品和建筑设计）的复杂诉讼案例。
• 曾负责在华涉及知识产权行政、民事和刑事执法的联合打击反仿冒和反盗版项目。
• 曾负责大型跨国公司的知识产权注册及相关诉讼，内容涉及商标、域名、外观设计和著作权等。
• 曾负责各类化妆品和食品、保健品行业的跨国公司的产品注册和许可事项。

职业组织与会员资格

纽约州律师协会

语言能力

• 英语
• 中文

职业组织与会员资格

• New York State Bar Association

执业资格

美国纽约州律师执业资格（2002年）

教育背景

印第安纳大学法学院（法学博士）（2001年）
北亚利桑那大学（文科学士）（1992年）