Gordon Gao

Gordon Gao specialises in intellectual property disputes involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, abuse of intellectual property rights, royalty rates for standard-essential patents and end-of-patent-life litigation for pharmaceutical products.

Dr. Gao serves clients across a wide range of sectors including semiconductors, communications, medicine, and medical devices. With profound expertise and experience in handling litigation cases, he assists clients in developing the most appropriate strategies and plans to protect their rights and interests. Dr. Gao has advised major multinational enterprises on intellectual property strategies in many high-profile cases. Knowing well the court practices and procedures of all the major courts and arbitral institutions, he provides clients with constructive and practical advice throughout the life cycle of a project.

In its special editions of “The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business” from 2007 to 2021, Chambers Global has consistently ranked Dr. Gao as a top IP lawyer in China.

Intellectual Property Rights in China, Thomas Reuters, 2010, co-author

Intellectual Property Enforcement Strategy in China, Butterworths Asia, 2000

“The IPR Impact of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: What more to expect?” China Intellectual Property, December 2007

“How to Bring A Criminal Action in China”, Managing Intellectual Property, June 2005

“IP Enforcement Under Chinese Criminal Law”, Asian Counsel, May 2005