Gary Song (Yongchen Song) Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Contact Information • Phone: +86 18518101568 • Address: 18th Floor, East Tower, World Financial Center, No. 1 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, P. R. China ________________________________________ Professional Profile Extensive experience in handling various intellectual property litigations, including patent litigation, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition [cite: 6, 7]. Specifically specialized in infringement and licensing disputes involving Standard-Essential Patents (SEP) [cite: 7]. Work Experience • King & Wood Mallesons (Beijing) | IP Litigation Department o Partner / Counsel / Senior Associate (August 2022 – Present) [cite: 10] • Fangda Partners | IP Litigation Department o Senior Associate / Associate (2016 – July 2022) [cite: 9] Education • Peking University School of Transnational Law o Juris Master (J.M.) & Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2012–2016 [cite: 12] o National Scholarship (2013 & 2015) [cite: 13] o National Champion, "CIETAC Cup" International Commercial Arbitration Moot (English) [cite: 14] • Shandong University o Bachelor of Science, Life Sciences, 2008–2012 [cite: 15] o National Scholarship (2009 & 2010) [cite: 16] o "President’s Scholarship" (2010) [cite: 17] ________________________________________ Representative Cases Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Disputes • Apple Inc.: Represented in a FRAND licensing dispute involving WAPI standards against Iwncomm [cite: 20]. • Apple Inc.: Represented in four patent infringement lawsuits and two related invalidation disputes involving 3G/4G SEPs against IPCom [cite: 21]. • Apple Inc.: Represented in Chinese SEP licensing and infringement disputes within a global SEP conflict against Qualcomm [cite: 22]. • Apple Inc.: Represented in a 4G SEP licensing dispute against Optis [cite: 23]. • Apple Inc.: Represented in four patent invalidation cases against Ericsson's 4G SEPs [cite: 25]. • OPPO: Represented in global FRAND rate-setting cases against Sharp involving cellular and WiFi SEPs [cite: 24]. Other Patent Infringement & Invalidation • Apple Inc.: Handled multiple infringement cases filed by Qualcomm involving GUI, charging, and voice recognition; cases were selected as "Top 10 Cases of 2019" by Guangzhou IP Court and "Top 10 Invalidation Cases of 2018" by the Patent Reexamination Board [cite: 29]. • Apple Inc.: Represented in five infringement cases involving 5G equipment and network design against a major European vendor [cite: 30]. • Cisco: Represented in four patent infringement disputes against IPEL [cite: 27]. • Microsoft: Represented in three infringement disputes regarding keyboard control and network algorithms [cite: 31, 32]. • Intel: Represented in infringement and invalidation cases involving computer motherboard design [cite: 34]. • GE: Represented in three infringement cases involving 3D metal printing equipment [cite: 33]. Trademarks, Copyrights & Unfair Competition • KRAFTON: Represented in a copyright infringement case involving "PUBG" [cite: 38]. • Ralph Lauren: Led a six-year campaign involving over 100 trademark, copyright, and unfair competition disputes across all court levels in China [cite: 39]. • New Balance: Represented in "New Balance" trademark disputes, successfully reducing damages from 98 million RMB to 5 million RMB at the Supreme People's Court [cite: 40]. • Kanye West: Represented in trademark invalidation disputes regarding the "Yeezy" brand [cite: 44]. • Metso (Finland): Represented in four litigation cases; the case against Suntai was named a "Top 10 Case" by Shanghai Pudong Court in 2019 [cite: 42]. Antitrust & Licensing • Antimonopoly: Represented Ant Fortune and Apple Inc. in antitrust disputes [cite: 47, 48]. • Licensing Negotiations: Represented a major US mobile manufacturer in 3G, 4G, and 5G SEP licensing negotiations with various Chinese telecommunications companies [cite: 50]. ________________________________________ Professional Qualifications & Languages • Qualifications: PRC Lawyer Qualification [cite: 52], PRC Patent Agent Qualification [cite: 53]. Languages: Chinese, English [cite: 55].