MALCOLM GAO
Counsel·
MALCOLM GAO
Counsel·
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MALCOLM GAO
Counsel·
Shanghai
PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading
MR. GAO SPECIALIZES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION AND NON-LITIGATION MATTERS, INCLUDING PATENT AND TRADE SECRET INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION, PATENT INVALIDATION PROCEDURES, STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENT LICENSE FEE LITIGATION, IP LICENSING AND IP DUE DILIGENCE, FTO.
Education
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Microelectronics, B.E. (2012)
Peking University, School of Law, J.M. (2015)
Duke University, School of Law, LL.M. (2016)
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in PRC
Admitted to practice before SIPO
Work Language
English
Chinese
Professional Background
Mr. Gao joined Fangda in 2019. Before joining the firm, he worked at another leading Chinese law firm. Mr. Gao has been appointed as a guiding expert by the National Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Response Guidance Center.
PROFILE
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Represented InterDigital in a series of patent invalidation proceedings in China, obtaining multiple favorable decisions and/or judgments and maintaining the validity of most of the patents
- Represented Valeo in multiple patent infringement litigations and patent invalidation proceedings in China
- Obtained winning judgments for Intel in patent infringement litigations and patent invalidation proceedings
- Represented OPPO in reaching global settlements in standard essential patent license fee disputes against foreign patentees
- Represented Transsion in a standard essential patent infringement dispute against a patentee, and facilitated the parties' reaching a license agreement
- Represented PAX Technology in a standard essential patent infringement dispute against a patentee, and facilitated the parties' reaching a license agreement
- Represented ViVest in a trade secret infringement dispute against its US competitor in China, and facilitated the parties' reaching a comprehensive settlement
- Represented a famous Chinese chip design company in filing trade secret infringement lawsuits against its former employees and competitors, obtaining ownership of patents applied for by the defendant and compensation
- Represented a famous US entertainment media company in reaching settlements in multiple patent infringement lawsuits
- Represented a famous Chinese new energy company in reaching a licensing agreement in a cross-border intellectual property licensing negotiation with European, Middle Eastern, and Korean companies
- Provided intellectual property legal consulting services to many well-known domestic and foreign technology companies
- Represented multiple famous investors in conducting IP due diligence and patent free-to-operate (FTO) analysis on target companies in new energy, semiconductors, medical devices, and robotics
