Wang Liyan

Practice areas

IP & competition; Technology, media and telecoms (TMT); Data protection and cybersecurity; Culture, art and entertainment

Introduction

Wang Liyan’s practice focuses on dispute resolution in areas of law such as IP and competition, TMT, data & cybersecurity, culture & entertainment. Some of her notable representations are as follows: She successfully represented well-known author Chiung Yao in a copyright infringement case regarding her book and TV series, The Plum Blossom Scar, against Yu Zheng, producer of the TV series The Palace: The Lost Daughter; she successfully represented SINA against IFENG in a highly publicised matter regarding infringement of the rights of a live sports event involving the Chinese Football Association Super League (retrial); she represented New Classics Media in a trade secret dispute regarding the film Wu Kong; she successfully defended director Kaige Chen and New Classics Media in a copyright infringement case; and she served as legal counsel for famous artist Kris Wu in a contractual dispute against his talent agency, achieving a satisfactory result.

Wang adheres to the principle of “craftsmanship and refinement”, and focuses on only a small number of selected cases each year. She has won the trust of top clients engaged in a diverse range of businesses with her professional and efficient legal services. Wang has always been committed to maximising the interests of clients, while digging deeper to secure influential judgments in each case.

The cases represented by Wang have received numerous accolades including:

• Top 10 Highlights of Copyright Law in China, 2014.
• Top 10 Most Valuable IP Cases in China, 2014.
• Top 10 Events of Media Law in China, 2015.
• Top 10 IP Cases of the Year (2015), selected by the Supreme People’s Court.
• Top 10 Typical IP Cases tried by Beijing Courts in 2015.
• Top 10 Cases of Entertainment Law in China, 2019.
• 50 IP Model Cases in 2019, issued by the Supreme People’s Court.
• Top 10 Events of Media Law in China, 2020.
• Top 10 Highlights of Copyright Law in China, 2020.
• The Golden Line Award – Innovation, Science & Technology Judicial Case Award, 2020.

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