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Zhong Lun Partner Gang Zhao Awarded 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers
Zhong Lun Partner Gang Zhao Awarded 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers
On December 20, 2023, ALB announced the 2023 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers list, and Zhong Lun partner Gang Zhao was honored on the list.
Over his more than 15 years of legal career, Mr. Gang Zhao has developed significant expertise in IP lawsuits concerning copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and unfair competition, among others. He also has considerable experience in managing complex antitrust litigation. On the non-contentious front, Mr. Zhao’s services extend to brand development and IP protection strategies, protection of well-known trademarks, trademark authorization and recognition, as well as assignment, licensed use, and compliance of IP rights. He has a large client base from sectors such as real estate, media, film and television, electronic games, internet, software, and artificial intelligence. He has advised on a number of high-profile and often groundbreaking cases including the copyright infringement litigation regarding the famous teleplay “Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛传)” (selected as one of the “Top 50 IP Innovation Cases” in 2013 by the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC), the copyright infringement lawsuit regarding the world-renowned game “The King of Fighters (拳皇)” (selected as one of the “Top 10 Copyright Cases” in 2020 by the High People’s Court of Beijing Municipality), the “Zhong She (中设)” unfair competition case (China’s first case where a stock name constitutes unfair competition, with the judgement being completely enforced), the “JINMAO (金茂)” trademark infringement behavior preservation case (China’s first IP infringement behavior preservation case in the real estate field), winning him trust and recognition from clients and peers alike.
ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers selected 15 outstanding lawyers of the year in the field of intellectual property through a comprehensive analysis of the lawyers' representative mandates, major transaction cases in the past 12 months, awards and honors, and client reviews.
