On August 13, 2025, IAM (Intellectual Asset Management) announced the 2025 edition of "IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists" list. Jerry Xia, Managing Partner of GEN Law Firm’s Shanghai and US Offices, is again recognized on this well-respected list for the 9th year in a row. He is particularly ranked in the areas of “Brokering, Defensive patent aggregation, IP management consultancy, Legal, Licensing, Technology transfer” for the strategic advices he provides to clients.
Mr. Jerry Xia boasts over 20 years of extensive legal experience, with remarkable achievements in IP practice. He has led IP licensing negotiations, due diligence, and risk assessments for numerous major projects. Mr. Xia has also secured landmark victories in many IP lawsuits.
Notably, one of his cases was selected as one of the top 100 exemplary cases commemorating the 5th anniversary of the IP Court of the Supreme People's Court of China. In a recent patent infringement case, he obtained a record judgment of over 32 million yuan for an international client, including the statutory maximum of 5-fold punitive damages. In addition, he has helped clients in securing well-known trademark rulings in China and one of his patent administrative enforcement cases was awarded top ten of the year by the Chinese IP Administration (CNIPA).
