Hu Yang is a distinguished legal expert at Guantao Law Firm Beijing office, where he serves as a senior counsel. He is also an active member of several influential legal committees, including Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), the China TV Drama Production Industry Association’s Legal Committee, the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of the Beijing Xicheng District Lawyers Association, the Film and Television Law Professional Committee of the Beijing Entertainment Culture Law Society, and the Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Association. His specialization spans capital markets, intellectual property, and entertainment law.

Renowned for his meticulous, swift, and dedicated approach, Hu Yang has garnered praise from clients and peers alike for his high-quality, efficient, and pragmatic legal services. His extensive experience includes providing legal counsel to a diverse range of prominent clients:

Corporate Sector: He has represented high-profile companies such as the NBA, Concrete Canvas, Royal Dragon, Velo Solution, Taiwan Quanlian, PetroChina, China State Construction Co., Ltd., China Software, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Beijing Culture, and Stellar Gravity, among others.

Entertainment and Media: Hu has played a crucial role in advising on major media projects, including Hunan Satellite TV’s acclaimed series "Zhang Weiguo's Summer," Jiangsu Satellite TV’s reality show "Shining You," and the Tencent Video and "Intellectuals" co-produced variety show "Mr. Invite." He has also provided legal counsel to various artists, screenwriters, musicians, and MCN companies.

Hu Yang's litigation expertise is equally impressive. He has handled numerous complex and influential cases, including:

IPTV Copyright Infringement Case: This retrial case, reversed by the Supreme People’s Court, was recognized as one of China’s top ten entertainment culture rule of law incidents in 2022.

"Q Version of the Monkey King" Art Work Infringement Case: A case highlighted by the Supreme People’s Court.

iFLYTEK Artificial Intelligence TTS Technology Infringement Case: This case was featured among the top ten typical intellectual property cases in Hefei and Hefei High-tech Zone and was honored as an "Outstanding Transaction of 2022" by the China Business Law Journal.

Hu Yang’s distinguished career and his contributions to the legal field underscore his exceptional skills and unwavering commitment to delivering high-caliber legal services.

Representative Matters and Cases 

Entertainment & Media:

• Represented Times Light and Shadow Company in a dispute with Taiwan Daewoo Company over an 8 million yuan contract for the film and television drama "The Legend of Sword and Fairy."

• Provided legal counsel for Hunan Satellite TV's acclaimed TV series "Zhang Weiguo's Summer."

• Advised a guest on Jiangsu Satellite TV's hit reality show "Shining You" in a dispute concerning reputation rights infringement.

• Represented a contestant in the brokerage contract dispute arising from Zhejiang Satellite TV's popular reality show "The Voice of China."

• Offered legal services for the variety show "Mr. Invited Sai," a collaborative production between Tencent Video and "Intellectuals."

• Facilitated OST music authorization for film and television dramas involving the renowned musician behind "The Three-Body Problem."

• Provided legal support for a well-known artist in a contract termination dispute with his brokerage company.

• Represented an MCN company and its artists in Qingdao in a contract termination dispute.

• Advised a financial network celebrity in a reputation rights infringement case.

• Acted on behalf of a prominent screenwriter in a contract dispute with a major film and television production company over script entrustment.

Intellectual Property:

• Represented Anhui Unicom against Suning Sports in the IPTV copyright infringement and unfair competition case of the Supreme People's Court

• Represented Nanjing Toubao Company against a technology company in Yunnan Province in a copyright infringement and unfair competition case won by the Supreme People's Court

• Represented NavInfo Technology Co., Ltd. in a RMB 90 million infringement dispute between NavInfo Technology Co., Ltd. and Baidu

• Represented Lu et al. in a 54 million yuan computer software copyright infringement dispute case with Hong Kong Canhe Star Alliance Network Technology Co., Ltd

• Represented Guoxin Innovation in a 100 million yuan computer software copyright infringement dispute with a technology company in Beijing

• Represented Nanjing Toubao Company and Baidu in a 160 million yuan copyright infringement and unfair competition dispute case

• Represented Shenzhen Senwei Culture Media Co., Ltd. in a series of copyright infringement disputes with iQiyi and Tencent

• Represented iFLYTEK in a copyright infringement and unfair competition dispute over artificial intelligence TTS technology

• Represented China Central Radio and Television Group, CCTV and CCTV International Network Co., Ltd. in a series of copyright infringement disputes over film and television works

• Represented Zhejiang Wudu Technology Co., Ltd. in the copyright infringement dispute between Zhejiang Wudu Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Film Studio over the "Q version of Monkey King".

• Represented China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, Suning Sports and Migu Sports in the first-instance, second-instance and retrial cases of copyright infringement and unfair competition disputes involving a series of sports events with a cumulative target of hundreds of millions of yuan

• Responsible for the infringement evidence collection and rights protection of CCTV's "Spring Festival Gala" live broadcast program in 18 provinces and cities and 31 platforms across the country

Foreign-Related Commercial Disputes:

• Represented a NEEQ company in a dispute over an international sale of goods contract of RMB 80 million with a Belgium company

• Represented a NEEQ company in a dispute over an international sale of goods contract of RMB 16 million with a Slovenia company

• Handled a dispute between a NEEQ company and a Brazil company over a RMB 30 million international sale of goods contract

• Handled a dispute between a NEEQ company and a Japan company over a RMB 3 million international sale of goods contract

• Represented a NEEQ company in a dispute over a RMB 3.7 million international sale of goods contract with a Germany company

• Represented a NEEQ company in a dispute over a 10 million yuan international sale of goods contract with a Hong Kong company

• Represented a NEEQ company in a 35 million yuan international goods sales contract dispute with an import and export company in Jiaxing

• Represented a NEEQ company in a dispute over a 20 million yuan international goods sales contract with a Shenzhen technology company

• Represented a NEEQ company in a 20 million yuan sales contract dispute with a subsidiary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission

• Represented a NEEQ company and a Fujian company in a dispute over liability for damaging the interests of creditors with a shareholder of 10 million yuan

• Represented Beijing Tianxinfu Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. in a 10 million yuan technical cooperation development contract dispute with a foreigner

Commercial Disputes:

• Handled the retrial case of a private loan contract dispute between a natural person and a real estate company in Shandong High Court of 12 million

• Represented Siwei Zhilian against Beijing Automotive Corporation in an arbitration concerning a technical cooperation and development agreement before the Beijing Arbitration Commission

• Represented Hewlett-Packard in a service contract dispute between Hewlett-Packard and a technology company in Hefei

• Represented Laiye Technology in a service contract dispute with a technology company in Shanghai 

• Represented a company in Shandong and a company in Nanjing in a decoration contract dispute

• Represented Beijing Youpeng Pule Technology Co., Ltd. in a 30 million yuan service contract dispute with a film and television group in Guangdong

• Represented Beijing Youpeng Pule Technology Co., Ltd. in a 12 million yuan service contract dispute with Guoguang Company

• Represented Beijing Youpeng Pule Technology Co., Ltd. in a 30 million yuan license contract dispute with a media company in Guangdong

• Represented China Software against Technology Services Co., Ltd. in a RMB 7.6 million transfer contract dispute between Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce

• Represented Shanghai Stellar Gravity Film against Television Media Co., Ltd. in a contract dispute over script commission creation between a cultural development company in Tianjin

• Represented Kemei Diagnostics Co., Ltd. in a commercial defamation dispute of 10 million yuan with a biotechnology company in Chengdu

Capital Market:

• Provided legal services for a number of equity investment and financing projects in the TMT field for PE/VC investment institutions such as Baidu Venture Capital, Turing Research Institute, and Shunwei Capital

• Advised Zhongjie Solar Energy Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of the equity of two photovoltaic power plants in Zhejiang, and the acquisition of the equity of an A-share listed company in Liaoning Province

Membership

Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA).

Member of the Legal Affairs Committee of China TV Drama Production Industry Association

Member of the Film and Television Law Professional Committee of Beijing Entertainment Culture Law Society

Member of the Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Association

Member of the Intellectual Property Professional Committee of Beijing Xicheng District Lawyers Association

Work Experience 

Beijing Dahui Law Firm 2017-2019

Guantao Law Firm 2019-present

Working language 

English, Mandarin

Education

Juris Master, Lanzhou University

Taiwan Tamkang University, Construction Enterprise

Dresden University of Economics and Technology of Germany, Visiting scholar

University of California San Diego, Legal English