Tianyi Song

Guozun Cathay Associates — Partner Attorney
Education: Peking University – Master of Laws
Languages: Chinese, English
Intellectual PropertyEngineering Construction and DevelopmentIndividual/Corporate CriminalCivil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
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  • Beijing
  • guozun@guozunlaw.com
  • 4009991590

Honors and duties

    ▪ LexisNexis Asia: "40 Under 40" Honoree ▪ Principal Drafter: *Compliance Guidelines for Data Application in Generative AI* (Group Standard) ▪ Member, Expert Committee, China Technology Market Association ▪ Research Fellow, Beijing Law Society ▪ Member, Legal Affairs Committee, China TV Drama Production Industry Association ▪ Executive Director, TMT Legal Affairs Department, Guozun Law Firm

Personal introduction

Song Tianyi, a Partner Attorney and Executive Director of the TMT Legal Affairs Department at Guozun Cathay Associates, graduated from Peking University with a Master of Laws degree. Throughout his career, he has spent several years working at leading Chinese law firms specializing in intellectual property and the pan-entertainment sector, as well as at prominent gaming companies, thereby accumulating extensive practical experience in the fields of intellectual property, culture and entertainment, the internet, and emerging technologies. Attorney Song specializes in handling legal matters related to intellectual property protection and transactions, corporate investment and financing, the end-to-end transaction and compliance management of entertainment projects, and serving as standing legal counsel for corporations; furthermore, he demonstrates exceptional professional competence in the areas of copyright, trademarks, unfair competition, and civil and commercial dispute resolution.

Work experience

Partner Attorney, Beijing Guozun Cathay Associates

Representative cases

(I) Intellectual Property Matters ▪ Represented a software services company in a dispute involving the infringement of technical trade secrets related to software source code; ▪ Represented a leading internet enterprise in a series of unfair competition disputes involving "cheats" (unauthorized plugins) for a renowned mobile game; ▪ Represented a prominent Beijing-based listed gaming company in multiple disputes concerning the infringement of adaptation rights and unfair competition related to a famous *Wuxia* (martial arts) IP; ▪ Represented a renowned Beijing-based gaming company in an unfair competition dispute involving keyword bidding and search ranking; ▪ Represented a well-known Sichuan-based liquor enterprise in a series of administrative disputes regarding the invalidation of trademarks obtained through unfair means; ▪ Provided legal services regarding applications for retrial and procuratorial supervision in a copyright infringement dispute involving a Golden Rooster Award-winning film from Inner Mongolia. (II) Commercial Dispute Resolution ▪ Represented a prominent Shanghai-based listed film and television company in a contract dispute involving a "performance earn-out" (valuation adjustment mechanism) agreement; ultimately secured a settlement for the client, thereby averting potential losses exceeding 100 million RMB; ▪ Represented a Beijing-based film and television company in a contract dispute regarding the production of a renowned feature film; ultimately prevailed in the litigation and recovered over 40 million RMB in losses; ▪ Represented a renowned Beijing-based music company in a contract dispute concerning concert settlement and revenue sharing; ultimately prevailed in the litigation and recovered approximately 20 million RMB in losses for the client; ▪ Represented a renowned actor in a series of disputes regarding personality rights arising from false or misleading product endorsements. (III) Non-litigation Projects ▪ Provided comprehensive legal counsel services to the AI ​​short-form drama business line of a renowned domestic listed company (market capitalization: 50 billion+). ▪ Provided specialized legal services regarding intellectual property and unfair competition compliance matters for a popular game title owned by a prominent listed gaming enterprise (market capitalization: 25 billion+). ▪ Provided comprehensive legal counsel services to the content ecosystem business line of a leading domestic internet company. ▪ Provided comprehensive legal counsel services regarding the IP derivative development initiatives of a renowned museum. ▪ Provided specialized non-litigation legal counsel services regarding dispute resolution matters for a key national news website under the administration of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). ▪ Provided specialized legal services regarding negotiations and transaction execution for an overseas sponsor of a renowned winter sports event. ▪ Provided specialized legal counsel services to a major state-owned enterprise in Beijing concerning the compulsory liquidation of an enterprise under whole-people ownership. ▪ Provided specialized legal counsel services to a domestic "unicorn" enterprise in the field of brain-computer interfaces regarding multiple rounds of equity financing and equity incentive schemes. ▪ Provided specialized legal counsel services to a Singapore-based enterprise regarding overseas corporate structure design and SAFE financing matters.
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