Jinghe Gao

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution

Trade Secret Protection

Standard Essential Patents

Competition and Antitrust Law

Publications

Research on Judicial Protection of Authorized Variety Names of New Plant Varieties, which won the second prize in the essay competition for the construction of the first batch of pilot provinces for strengthening intellectual property rights in Henan Province.

Several Issues on Judicial Protection of New Varieties under the Perspective of the New Seed Law, which won the third prize in the essay competition of the 2016 Strong Intellectual Property Forum.

Judicial Protection of New Plant Varieties and Innovative Development， which won the excellent award in the essay competition of the second Rule of Law Henan Youth Forum of the Henan Law Society.

On the Establishment of the Right to Name of New Plant Varieties was published in China Invention & Patent, Issue 11, 2017

The Curent Situation and Legal Protection of AgriculturalIntellectual Property Development in Henan, which was published inHenan Blue Book: Report on the Development ofthe Rule ofLaw in Henan (2020).

Research on the Development Issues of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intellectual Property in Henan Province was published in Henan Intellectual Property Development Report (2018 - 2019)

Comprehensive Analysis and Prospect of Judicial Protection of Trade Secrets in Shenzhen was published in Shenzhen Blue Book: Shenzhen Rule of Law Development Report (2020).

Analysis of the Current Situation of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property of Software Enterprises in Shenzhen was published in Shenzhen Blue Book: Shenzhen Rule of Law Development Report (2021).

Research on the Anti - monopoly Compliance Issues of Industry Associations was published in Shenzhen Blue Book: Shenzhen Rule of Law Development Report (2022)

Personal

Since commencing legal practice in 2008, Attoney Gao Jinghe has specialized in agricultural IP, gradually expanding his expertise to the field of industrial IP. Over the past 17 years, guided by a craftsman's commitment to perfection, challenge-taking, and innovation, he has built profound expertise in all facets of IP law, specializing in high-stakes and legally nuanced cases. He is committed to providing clients with customized and non-standardized best solutions, while contributing innovative case examples to the industry, and striving to make every case a high-quality product that can withstand the test of time and industry.

In his long-term practice, attorney Gao has handled numerous IP cases, many of which have set industry benchmarks and earned multiple awards, including "Guiding Cases of the Supreme People's Court", "Supreme People's Court's Guidelines on Intellectual Property Trials", "Top 100 Cases of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court in Five Years", "Annual Outstanding Cases of the National People's Courts", "Annual Report of Chinese Intellectual Property Lawyers", "Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases in Chinese Courts", and "Benchmark Cases of the Year", etc. His professional judgment and case strategy have not only won high recognition from clients, but also provided important judicial practice reference for the development of the industry.

Attorney Gao himself has also been recognized as "Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025 Intellectual Property: Recommended Lawyer in the Litigation Sector", "2025 LEGALBAND China Top Ranked Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Litigation)", "2024 LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers", "2024 LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Competition Lawyers", "China's Top 50 Elite IP Lawyers Under 50", "Premium Intellectual Property Legal Service Brands Guide (2023)", "2024 Dispute Resolution "Brand Star": Master Craftsmanship Lawyer", "2024 LegalOne Client-Trusted Lawyer (Blue Ribbon): Top 15 IP Lawyers", "2024 LegalOne China Stellar Accolade (Stellar Accolade: Intellectual Property (Trade Secrets))", etc.

Clients

OPTA PERIPHERH (France)

Gebr. Schmid GmbH

Amphenol Corporation (APH)

Tritech Group Limited (5NL.SI)

Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co.,Ltd. (000998.SZ)

Shandong Denghai Seeds Co., Ltd. (002041.SZ)

Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (002736.SZ)

Beijing Lantron Seed Corporation (State-owned Business)

OPPO Guangdong Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.​​

Vivo Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

Hunan Huize Biopharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.​​

Shenzhen Ganten Food & Beverage Co., Ltd.​​

Xuchang Pangdonglai Commerce & Trade Co., Ltd.​​

Jin Dafu Jewelry Co., Ltd.​​

HAI Robotics Co., Ltd.

Ruichang International Holdings Limited (01334.HK)

Shenzhen Huichuan Inovance Technology Co., Ltd.​（300124.SZ)

Shenzhen Xinyichang Technology Co., Ltd. （688383.SH）

Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.​​

Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd.

Work Highlights

1. Cases successfully reversed by the Supreme People's Court:

A. Attorney in a patent infringement dispute case between a smart home company and a kitchen supplies company [(2023) ZGFZMZ No. 407];

B. Attorney in a dispute over infringement of trade secrets between a Singapore company and a technology company [(2022) ZGFZMZ No. 735];

C. Attorney in an administrative dispute over the invalidation of patent rights between an animation company an China National Intellectual Property Administration [(2022) ZGFZXZ No. 646];

D. Attorney in the retrial of an unfair competition dispute between a beverage company and a catering company [(2022) ZGFMZ No. 63];

E. Attorney in the retrial of a patent infringement dispute between a glasses company and a Hong Kong factory [(2021) ZGFMZ No. 266];

F. Attorney in the second instance of a patent infringement dispute between an industry and trade company and a machinery company [(2021) ZGFZMZ No. 1182 and No. 1207];

G. Attorney in the second instance of a dispute over infringement of technical secrets between an environmental company and a petrochemical company [(2020) ZGFZMZ No. 726];

H. Attorney in the second instance of administrative dispute over invalidation of patent rights between an electronic company and China National Intellectual Property Administration and a semiconductor company [(2020) ZGFZXZ No. 641];

I. Attorney in the second instance of a patent infringement dispute between an animation company and an Internet company [(2020) ZGFZMZ No. 1443];

J. Attorney in the second instance of a patent infringement dispute between a development company and a medical company [(2020) ZGFZMZ No. 415, No. 418, No. 424, No. 662 and No. 663].

2. Cases in which the Provincial High People's Court has won a comprehensive victory or successfully reversed the judgment:

A. Attorney in the second instance of a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute between a food company and a Hong Kong industrial company [(2022) YMZ No. 4038];

B. Attorney in the second instance of a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute between a beverage group and an equipment company [(2021) SZZ No. 18];

C. Attorney in the first instance of patent infringement dispute between a technology company and an electronics company [(2020) YZMC No. 3];

D. Attorney in the second instance of a dispute over the unauthorized use of others' corporate names between a food company and a biological company [(2020) LMZ No. 2595];

E. Attorney in the second instance of an administrative dispute over the rejection of trademark application between a pharmaceutical group and China National Intellectual Property Administration [(2020) JXZ No. 5651-No.5652];

F. Attorney in a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute between a technology company and an investment company [(2018) YMZ No. 28].

3. Cases that have successfully reached a settlement in litigation:

A. Successfully reached mediation in the Supreme People's Court in a series of 13 patent ownership and infringement cases, involving a petrochemical equipment manufacturer versus X Cheng, X Wang, X Li and a petrochemical company;

B. Successfully reached mediation in the Supreme People's Court in a series of 14 cases involving patent infringement, commercial defamation and unfair competition disputes between two domestic intelligent logistics unicorn enterprise;

C. Represented a client in the Supreme People's Court and reached a settlement on favorable terms in a utility model patent infringement dispute involving high-end equipment, with the amount of the subject matter involved being CNY 10 million;

D. Represented a client before the Supreme People's Court in an invention patent infringement dispute involving smart home devices, and secured a favorable settlement with a disputed amount of CNY 10 million;

E. Represented a client before the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in an unfair competition dispute over logistics services, and secured a favorable settlement with a disputed amount of CNY 15.29 million.

Industry Sector Expertise

Attorney Gao has deep expertise in industries of high-end equipment manufacturing, semiconductor chip packaging, industrial automation control, new energy, etc., and plans to further expand into the fields of bio-pharmaceutical, new materials, big data, and artificial intelligence. In terms of business direction, he will maintain the existing business advantage areas of new plant varieties and trade secrets protection, while expanding to IP business areas such as standard essential patents, competition and anti-monopoly.

Furthermore, Attorney Gao leverage his proven track record with existing clients to explore top-tier clients in corresponding industries and further enhance the quality of client base. Through precise industry research and practical accumulation, he continuously expands the boundaries of intellectual property legal services to meet the more complex commercial competitions and legal challenges in the future.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

China (including national courts and various provincial courts)

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Education

Awards