Intellectual Property Enforcement and Litigation in China

Scott Palmer is a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Beijing office.

Mr. Palmer’s practice includes the management of IP portfolios for multinational companies, as well as IP registration, prosecution, acquisition, maintenance, licensing, and enforcement. He advises on the administrative and criminal enforcement of IP, and manages anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy programs for a wide range of multinational clients in the PRC. Mr. Palmer’s practice includes customs registration/enforcement of IP, technology transfers, enforcement of IP on the internet, brand development and advertising, cross-border registration and enforcement of IP, as well as product quality and product approval/registration compliance.

Mr. Palmer is an experienced litigator, and he has supported clients as plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of IP related disputes in the PRC. He has managed litigation projects involving trademarks, trade-names, trade secrets, copyright, and patents (designs, inventions and utility models) across a wide range of industries, including hospitality, automotive, software, musical instruments, apparel, entertainment, life sciences, cosmetics, transport, and power. Mr. Palmer also assists PRC entities with cross-border IP registration, maintenance, enforcement and litigation.