Recently, LegalOne, an internationally recognized legal ranking institution, officially released the 2025 “LegalOne 45 under 45: Intellectual Property” list. Yang Hu, Partner at Kingland Partners, was selected for the list in recognition of his deep professional expertise in intellectual property, outstanding client reputation, and strong market influence—demonstrating his top-tier capabilities and broad recognition in the IP legal services sector.
Yang HU
Partner
Hu Yang focuses his long-term practice on intellectual property and related Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) legal matters, combining precise legal acumen with sharp commercial insight. As a member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), a Legal Affairs Committee member of the China Television Drama Production Industry Association, a member of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Beijing Xicheng District Lawyers Association, a member of the Film and Television Law Committee of the Beijing Entertainment Law Society, and a member of the Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Association, he remains actively engaged at the forefront of the industry. He possesses extensive experience and deep understanding of IP protection and dispute resolution in emerging sectors such as film and entertainment, software development, internet technology, gaming, and artificial intelligence.
Throughout his career, Hu Yang has provided high-quality intellectual property strategy planning and legal services to numerous renowned domestic and international enterprises. His client portfolio includes industry leaders such as the NBA, Hollywood-based NEM STUDIOS, HP China, Tencent, Xiaomi, China Mobile, China Central Television (CCTV), Kylin Software, and iFLYTEK. He acted as lead counsel in a retrial case before the Supreme People's Court concerning copyright infringement related to IPTV, which resulted in a reversed judgment (the case was selected as one of China's Top Ten Entertainment and Cultural Law Events of 2022). He also represented clients in landmark cases that attracted significant industry attention, including the copyright infringement dispute over the "Q-version Sun Wukong" artwork and the infringement case involving iFLYTEK's AI-based Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology. The latter was not only featured in a special report by the People's Court Daily but was also selected as one of the Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases of Hefei City and the High-Tech Zone, and was recognized by China Business Law Journal as a "Deal of the Year 2022."
Hu Yang has been repeatedly acknowledged by authoritative international rating agencies and prominent legal media outlets. He has been recognized by LEGALBAND as one of the Top 15 Client-Trusted Lawyers in China for Entertainment Law (2025), listed by LegalOne as one of the Top 15 Client-Trusted Lawyers in China for TMT (2025), and recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for TMT and Intellectual Property, among other accolades.
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