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Philip Wang
Regional Partner / Beijing
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Tel +86-10-5087-2877
Email philipwang@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Litigation & Arbitration, IP Licensing & Enforcement
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Industries
Media, Sports & Entertainment
Philip Wang
Mr. Fei (Philip) Wang is deeply engaged in the fields of intellectual property compliance and dispute resolution, with a focus on end-to-end legal services for the AI, internet, and pan-entertainment sectors. His practices cover intellectual property, related investment and financing, production, commercial implementation, regulatory compliance, brokerage agreement, licensing, global product expansion, and dispute resolution, spanning across AIGC, internet technology, short videos, live streaming, films, animation, music, gaming, artists, and influencers.
Philip represents leading clients across the AI, internet technology, and pan-entertainment sectors. In AI, his clients include Tencent, Tencent Music, Moore Threads, Baichuan Intelligence, and Shein. In internet technology, he advises Tencent, Douyin, Meituan, JD, Kuaishou, Dreame, DJI, and Roborock. In pan-entertainment, his clientele encompasses celebrities, Tencent Video, Tencent Music, Three-Body Universe, Kuaikan Comics, Happy Elements, China Tourism Group, and Xiaoguo Culture, among others.
Representative Matters
Artificial Intelligence
Industry Compliance
Assisted in comprehensive compliance reviews of AI features embedded within Tencent's social ecosystem
Served as the legal counsel for compliance and international expansion matters of music-related AIGC product’s features at Tencent Music Group
Assisted in compliance assessment and implementation of AI features embedded within Tencent Docs
Served as the legal counsel for compliance matters of Baichuan Intelligence full line of AI products
Assisted SHEIN in specialized compliance for embedding AIGC’s product
Internet
Industry Compliance
Provided specialized services for compliance with minors’ protection regulations across Tencent QQ’s full ecosystem of products
Provided specialized services for compliance of account systems across Tencent QQ’s full ecosystem of products
Advised on the compliance of implementation and expansion of Tencent Music’s full line of products
Advised on the compliance of Douyin’s live streaming business reform
Provided specialized services for the compliance of Douyin’s short video content with minors’ online protection regulations
Provided specialized services for the compliance of Douyin’s advertisements with minors’ protection regulations
Provided specialized services for compliance of Kuaishou’s core functionalities
Dispute Resolution
Acted as Douyin’s retainer-based legal counsel for brand protection litigation and rights protection
Represented JD in trademark and unfair competition litigation
Represented Meituan in trade secret litigation
Represented Kunlun in overseas gaming disputes
Represented Cainiao Logistics in retrial litigation before the Supreme People’s Court
Assisted iQiyi in obtaining recognition as a well-known trademark
Represented Jiang Xiaobai in retrial litigation before the Supreme People’s Court
Pan-Entertainment
Compliance and Dispute Resolution
Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Tencent Video
Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Tencent Music
Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Kuaikan Comics
Provided specialized legal services to China Travel Group for its overseas concert projects
Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for top Douyin streamers and influencers
Represented Tencent Music in a series of copyright and streamers litigation cases
Represented a celebrity in a series of music copyright protection litigation cases
Represented the Three-Body Universe in a series of copyright protection litigation cases
Represented a celebrity in termination of the brokerage contract
Public Opinion
Represented 360 in commercial defamation litigation
Provided Dreame with specialized legal counsel on public opinion
Provided Dji with specialized legal counsel on public opinion
Provided Moore Threads with specialized legal counsel on public opinion
Provided IM Motors with specialized legal counsel on public opinion
Provided Xiaoguo Culture with specialized legal counsel on public opinion
Publications
“Copyright Regulation of ChatGPT”, Mar 2023
“Analysis of Rights Ownership and Usage Restrictions in AIGC Based on Global Mainstream AIGC User Agreements”, May 2023
“Lifecycle Perspective of AIGC Products (Part 1)—Authorization Compliance for Data and Code”, Aug 2023
“Lifecycle Perspective of AIGC Products (Part 2)—Operational Compliance for Large Models and Products”, Nov 2023
“Analysis of Infringement Determination and Rights Limitation Rules in AIGC Based on Global AIGC Litigation Cases”, Apr 2024
“Application of Fair Use Rules Based on Global AIGC Training Data Infringement Litigation”, Nov 2024
“Legal Similarities and Differences Between Open-Source and Closed-Source AIGC Large Models: A Case Study of DeepSeek”, Feb 2025
“Legal Perspectives on AI Agents”, Jun 2025
"The Impact of Expanded Broadcasting Rights on the Online Music Industry", February 2022
"Copyright in the Lifecycle of NFT Digital Collectibles", April 2022
"Copyright Issues Behind Virtual Idols", September 2022
"Analysis of Copyright Regulations for VR Technology", November 2022
"Broadcasting Rights in the World Cup", December 2022
"Disputes and Resolutions in Film Distribution: Insights from the Reviving Chinese New Year Season", February 2023
"Preventing Red-Line Risks in Live Streaming Compliance", March 2023
"An Exploration of Fair Use Issues Behind the 'Screen Recording' Controversy", February 2024
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
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Education
LL.M., Renmin University of China
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Professional Experience
Regional partner, non-equity partner, and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Legal Counsel, Tencent Music Entertainment Group -
Languages
Chinese
English