GEN Law Firm is pleased to announce that James Ma (Chunsheng Ma) and Ning Dong, have been named to IPR Daily’s 2025 “China Intellectual Property Elite 50 Under 50” (U50) list. Published on January 7, 2026 by IPR Daily, a leading intellectual property media outlet, the list recognizes outstanding IP practitioners under the age of 50.

James Ma | Partner, Beijing

James has long advised multinational corporations and leading enterprises on complex IP matters. His practice focuses on high stake IP litigations involving pharmaceutical patents, trade secrets, technology licensing and commercialization and unfair competition, and also includes complex commercial disputes such as product liability.

Ning Dong | Partner, Beijing

Over the past two decades, Dong Ning has represented clients in a number of high-profile patent and trade secret matters before China’s major IP courts, including large-scale patent litigation for leading companies and disputes involving multinational corporations. Drawing on his technical background in computer hardware/software, wireless communications, semiconductors, and optoelectronics, he is experienced in SEP litigations and has great winning track record on invalidation proceedings. He also advises clients in TMT and medical devices on tailored IP strategy, due diligence, and patent mining and prosecution.