Jingtian & Gongcheng‘s Beijing IP practice advises clients on litigation and non-litigation IP matters for major multinational corporations and domestic clients. Patent matters are where the team particularly stands out, as it advises on patent applications, litigation and assists clients with patent portfolio management. The team also has strong capabilities in trade mark litigation, copyright and unfair competition law. On the non-contentious side the firm often assists entertainment and media clients with IP and entertainment law issues. Ye Zhao leads the team and is an expert in standard essential patent litigation, while Qiang Ma handles trade mark litigation and enforcement. Min Xu is the go-to for non-contentious IP matters including patent prosecution and Wei Quan specialises in the intersection of IP and entertainment law.
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Key clients

  • Huawei Technologies
  • Oppo Guangdong Mobile Communications
  • Honor Terminal
  • Ningbo Ketian Magnetic Industry
  • Google
  • BP
  • Oracle
  • Shiseido
  • Beijing Xueersi Education Technology
  • Shenzhen Goodix Technology

Work highlights

  • Assisted Loongson with winning the first instruction set IP lawsuit in China, with a subject matter concerning 10bn yuan.
  • Represented four magnetic companies in China's first non-standard essential patent 'refusal to license' abuse of dominance case.
  • Advised Huawei on resolving a patent dispute with Amazon in China.

Lawyers

Practice head

Ye Zhao

Other key lawyers

Wei Quan; Min Xu; Qiang Ma; Guo Chen; Bo Jia