Xiang Wang

Dr. Xiang Wang is the Co-Chair of Orrick’s Global Advisory Board, Partner in Charge for Asia and the head of China IP practice, splitting his time between three offices: Shanghai, New York and Beijing, where he is the Managing Partner.

• Mandate

  • Successfully defended Advanced Technology & Materials and four co-respondents in a trade secrets misappropriation investigation before the US ITC, terminating the investigation at the close of fact discovery, without any concession or settlement agreement.
  • Successfully defended China National Building Materials Group in a US$1.5 billion class action lawsuit filed in the US for alleged defective drywall building materials.
  • Defended Sinopec to dismiss a US$5.17 billion plus treble and punitive damages false imprisonment, misappropriation of property and RICO lawsuit in the U.S., a very complex and significant case which received a lot of attention from the press.
  • Successfully assisted China Institute of Atomic Energy in defending a product liability lawsuit filed in the U.S.
  • Successfully defended Microsoft in a series of patent infringement lawsuits brought by a Chinese patent troll for alleged infringement of certain Chinese patents by certain Microsoft products. 
  • Continue assisting multinational corporations such as Micron, Applied Materials, Schlumberger, Canon, Panasonic and more in IP related matters in China.
  • Successfully assisted TPK Touch Solutions in its worldwide patent portfolio creation, prosecution and management as well as defending in a series of “bet the company” patent invalidation petitions before the China Patent Reexamination Board.
  • Successfully helped defend and obtain good outcome for key executives of Beijing DaBeiNong Technology Group in an industrial espionage case in the United States District Court of Southern District of Iowa.
  • Successfully defended Sinopec Lubricant in a TCPA lawsuit in the United States District Court of Northern District of Illinois.
  • Successfully defended Johnson Electric in a wrongful death product liability lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
  • Successfully defended Baidu against a patent troll in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
  • Successfully defended Haier and Hisense against patent trolls in the United States district courts.
  • Successfully represented Liugong Heavy Machinery in a trade dress dispute against a U.S. competitor.
  • Successfully defended BOE Technology Group in a patent troll infringement case in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
  • Successfully helped defend multiple Chinese respondents before the U.S. ITC 337 Investigations, laying ground for their future U.S. operations.
  • Assisted numerous multinational corporations including but not limited to Microsoft, CLS Bank and Baidu to handle their data privacy and protection issues, as well as cybersecurity related hacking and data breach issues.
  • Prosecution, enforcement and technology transfer/licensing arrangements for substantial patent and trademark portfolios for companies doing business in China.
  • Office actions, oppositions, patent invalidation proceedings and reexaminations, anti-counterfeiting, anti-piracy efforts, and patent and trademark enforcement litigation, both in the U.S. and China.
  • Technology transfer and OEM contracts, joint ventures and strategic partnerships for R&D and manufacturing.
  • Employment contracts, policies and best practices, labor disputes and preventive measures thereof.
  • Representing board directors or companies in connection with investigation by Audit Committee of U.S.-listed Chinese companies and other matters of investigation, including securities class action litigation in the United States District Court, and investigations or proceedings that may be initiated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ).
  • Assisting social media companies on censorship issues, data privacy and protection as well as cloud computing in China.
  • Representing media and entertainment multinational corporations in their legal, regulatory and business issues including film, TV programs, electronic games, Internet activities, theme parks, publication and related products in China.