Cathy Tang Partner
Shenzhen
  • Practice: Intellectual Property、Cybersecurity and Data Privacy、Technology, Media & Telecommunications、International Trade Regulation/Sanctions
  • Languages: Mandarin、English
  • Tel: (86-755) 2155-7024
  • Email: cathy.tang@jingtian.com
  • Practice: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy、Technology, Media & Telecommunications、Intellectual Property、International Trade Regulation/Sanctions
  • Languages: Mandarin、English
  • Tel: (86-755) 2155-7024
  • Email: cathy.tang@jingtian.com

Tang Qing holds a Master's degree in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary, University of London.

In 2024, Ms. Tang became a partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng. Before joining the firm, she spent seven years at a leading European law firm, working across its London, Munich, and Shenzhen offices. Following this, she served as General Counsel for a Hong Kong-listed company, managing its legal affairs in both Hong Kong and Guangzhou offices. Most recently, she was Senior Legal Counsel at a prominent Internet company in Shenzhen.

Ms. Tang's expertise spans intellectual property protection, litigation&arbitration, cyber and data security, TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), and the trade compliance.

She is qualified as a lawyer in the People's Republic of China and as a solicitor in the England and Wales.

Education Background

Queen Mary, University of London, Master of Management of Intellectual Property in Centre for Commercial Law Studies, School of Law

 

Work Experiences

Jingtian & Gongcheng, Partner

Tencent Holdings Limited, Senior Legal Consultant

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd., General Counsel

Hoffmann Eitle Shenzhen Representative Office, Head of China Affairs

Hoffmann Eitle, Associate

 

Professional Qualifications

Chinese lawyer's qualifications

Solicitor in England and Wales

Member of the Asian Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals(IAPP)

Certified Information Privacy Professional, CIPP/E

Certificate Information Privacy Manager, CIPM

IP expert certified by Shenzhen Intellectual Property Administration

Expert certified by China IP protection Association

Compliance

Provided data compliance review opinions and drafted related privacy documents for multiple European consumer product clients operating in China.

Provided data compliance opinions for multiple companies' overseas listings.

Delivered strategic data compliance insights for multiple projects of products entering international markets as the in-house counsel. 

 

Intellectual Property

Represented a technology company in global patent acquisitions and licensing projects, including direct communication and negotiation with patent holders.

Represented a technology client in global patent infringement litigation, including enforcement and counterclaims before the European UPC, as well as concurrent patent invalidation proceedings, achieving a preliminary victory.

Participated in patent portfolio management for a domestic medical device company, conducting several outbound risk assessment projects, including but not limited to FTO writing.

Acted as a corporate representative in patent licensing, technology collaboration negotiations, and other related business discussions with several large foreign companies.

Represented a Hong Kong listed company in global intellectual property dispute litigation, covering North America, South America, Europe, and China.

 

Export control

Completed the internal construction of an export control compliance system and designed evaluation processes, conducting multiple negotiations with restricted entities to sign agreements.

Provided export control compliance review opinions and guidance for specific complex business scenarios.