GOLDENGATE HONORS GOLDENGATE RANKS ON THE WTR 1000 GOLD LIST; LAWYERS LINDA ZHAO AND SUNNY GUO FEATURED IN INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS
GOLDENGATE HONORS | GOLDENGATE RANKS ON THE WTR 1000 GOLD LIST; LAWYERS LINDA ZHAO AND SUNNY GUO FEATURED IN INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Recently, the “World Trademark Review (WTR)” released its “2024 WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals”. GoldenGate has once again been honored by being listed on the WTR 1000 Gold List.
Furthermore, Lawyers Linda Zhao and Sunny Guo have been honored on the “WTR 1000 Global List” as Outstanding Individuals, recognizing for their comprehensive strengths and exceptional professional services.
The “World Trademark Review (WTR)” is a world-leading intellectual property information, analysis, and data platform. It is also one of the most authoritative legal rating agencies globally, renowned for its objective and impartial attitude, as well as its rigorous and meticulous professional standards. The WTR 1000 Global List is compiled based on an in-depth investigation and selection process that evaluates the professional performance, client recommendations, service quality, and other factors of trademark practitioners and their law firms. It is widely recognized as an authoritative analysis of the world’s leading trademark law firms and practitioners.
GoldenGate has extensive experience in the fields of intellectual property and arbitration, excelling in resolving complex legal disputes. Moving forward, GoldenGate will continue to leverage its specialized knowledge and extensive experience to efficiently address intellectual property and arbitration issues for global clients, contributing to the healthy development of the industry and social innovation in science and technology.
Linda Zhao, Lawyer
Founding Partner
Practice Areas:
Trademarks, Copyrights, Entertainment Law, Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, etc.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree, China University of Political Science and Law
LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, USA
Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law, USA
Honors received:
Recognized repeatedly as one of the leading intellectual property lawyers in China by Chambers & Partners, an internationally renowned legal media and ranking agency;
The trademark department managed by Ms. Zhao has ranked prominently in the Managing IP listings;
The trademark department managed by Ms. Zhao has ranked prominently in the Legal 500;
Honored to be named one of the Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers of 2015 by the Asian Legal Business (ALB) magazine;
Recognized repeatedly by Asia Intellectual Property Journal (Asia IP) as a leading lawyer in the fields of trademarks and copyrights.
Recognized repeatedly by Legalband as a leading lawyer in the field of intellectual property; Cases handled by Ms. Zhao have been selected as some of the Best Cases of 2014 by China Business Law Journal;
Represented over a hundred intellectual property infringement lawsuits across the country, with some of these cases being recognized as among the Top Ten Intellectual Property Litigation Cases of the year by the Supreme People’s Court and provincial courts.
Sunny GUO
General Manager of Beijing GoldenGate Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd.
Secretary General of the Brand Protection and IP Licensing Law Committee of Beijing Culture and Entertainment Law Society
Practice Areas:
Domestic and overseas trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, IP licensing
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in English Linguistics
LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law
Personal Profile:
Special foreign-related lecturer appointed by the Beijing Intellectual Property Public Service Center;
Honored with the title of “Outstanding Instructor of the 2023 Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Infringement Lecture”;
Selected as one of the “Top 10 Intellectual Property Consultants of 2023”.
Ms. Gao’s practice focuses on providing tailored one-stop IP solutions and dispute resolution mechanisms for well-known domestic enterprises in various sectors, including large state-owned enterprises, cultural media, internet companies, car rental, coffee, and environmental protection industries. She serves as the principal of the legal forum at the Hainan International Cultural and Creative Week and acts as an expert trainer for overseas intellectual property courses at the Beijing Municipal Public Service Center for Intellectual Property, especially for foreign-related enterprises. She has been specially commissioned to create a series course such as “Trademark Layout in Southeast Asian Regions” and “Practical Insights into the Madrid System”. Furthermore, Ms. Gao has been invited to serve as a guest lecturer for the Boao Cultural and Creative Academy on “Commercialization of IP Licensing and Development of Cultural and Creative Products”. She was also invited by the Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Infringement Alliance to produce an online course titled “Intellectual Property Layout and Protection in the Cultural and Creative Industry”. Additionally, Ms. Gao actively participates in the Guangdong Intellectual Property Research Association’s IP Lecture Series, where she contributed to the 100th session on the topic of “Trademark Strategy and Usage in Compliance, as well as Evidence Retention”.
