GEN Law Firm

Intellectual Property, Antitrust Litigation & Arbitration, Policy Advocacy

Partner

Mr. He has 25 years’ experience in handling IP litigation, antitrust, policy advocacy and compliance matters. He started his legal career as a patent attorney in Silicon Valley and spent about 9 years in a major international law firm before developing his private practice in China. He successfully guided clients on many complex China legal matters, including FRAND rate setting, injunctive relief in chemical patent litigations, live sports broadcast, bad faith trademark litigations, major licensing transactions in semiconductor and wireless communications. Major industrial associations often consult with him on China legal and policy matters. Mr. He was selected as Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, WTR 1000, Benchmark Litigation, ALB, Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars, IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300 and Global Leaders, and the Client Choice Awards by Lexology.

Mr. He is passionate about making policy changes and contributing to legal environment in China. He was the key consultant conducting a U.S.-China Intellectual Property Dialogue where top U.S. and China experts convene and deliver roadmap documents for China intellectual property reforms. He also leads the policy programs as the executive director of Beijing Zhongguancun (ZGC) Intellectual Property Strategy Research Institute.

Mr. He has been actively contributing leadership in education and legal professions and is also involved in multiple charity programs related to environment, rural education and art. Mr. He is the appointed advisor for LL.M program at Peking University School of IP and an adjunct professor in Nanjing Normal University. Mr. He is on the Executive Council of China IP Law Society. He also serves on Penn State Dickinson Law Innovation IP Initiative Advisory Board, Notre Dame Law Association Board and Asia Co-chair of Global Intellectual Property Alliance.

Mr. He is admitted to the State Bar of California and PRC. He graduated from University of Notre Dame with his Juris Doctor in 2000 and obtained his LLB and B.Sc from Peking University in 1997.

Chinese, English

J.D., University of Notre Dame, 2000

B.Sc. in Physics, Peking University

LL.B., Peking University, 1997