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About

Provided by Yan Wang

Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Intellectual property, Antitrust/competition

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Federal Circuit Bar Association; China Intellectual Property Society; International Trademark Association

Experience

Mr. Yan Wang is the founding partner of the Han Kun IP group. Mr. Wang is a seasoned litigator who has spent over 20 years in top U.S. and China law firms guiding both emerging and established companies through IP, antitrust, and other global disputes. Currently he also serves as one of the firm's managing partners and leads the IP group of over 150 professionals.

Yan has considerable experience representing high-profile clients in IP disputes across a diverse portfolio of technologies, including mobile phones, automotives, electronics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. His practice also comprehensively spans competition issues, with a particular focus on anti-trust litigations and investigations.

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Publications

, China Business Law Journal, 2024;

, Concurrences , 2023;

< IP protection in the ChatGPT era>, China Business Law Journal, 2023;

< Patent Litigation in China 2023: Practice and Prospects>, Chambers and Partners, 2023;

< Patent Litigation 2022 - China Chapter>, Chambers and Partners, 2022;

< Patent Litigation 2021 - China Chapter>, Chambers and Partners, 2021;

< Patent Litigation 2020 - China Chapter>, Chambers and Partners, 2020

Education

Columbia Law School

J.D.

Yale University

M.S. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)

Southeast University and Nanjing Medical University

B.Eng. (joint program in Biomedical Engineering and Medicine)

Awards

Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property: Litigation

Chambers Greater China Region, 2022-2024

Leading Partner in Intellectual property

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024-2025

Litigation Star for Intellectual Property

Benchmark Litigation, 2019-2024

Litigation Star for Intellectual Property

Benchmark Litigation China

2024

IP STAR

MIP, 2023-2024

Distinguished practitioner in Intellectual property

Asialaw Profiles, 2023-2024

The A-List: Visionaries

China Business Law Journal

2024

Global Leaders

IAM

2021

Top 15 IP Lawyers

ALB

2020

World's Leading Patent Professionals- litigation

IAM Patent 1000

2020

World's Leading Patent Professionals

IAM Patent 1000

2019

Chambers Review

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Greater China Region

Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms) - China

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Wang Yan acts as the co-head of Han Kun's intellectual property department. He is often entrusted by multinational technology giants on patent litigations.

领先律师

王焱律师担任汉坤知识产权部门的联合负责人。他常受跨国科技巨头委托进行专利诉讼。

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