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SUMMARY: China’s Creative IP Boom: Short-Drama\, Games & Designer IP Going 
 Global
DESCRIPTION: As part of the 2026 China Law Symposium\, this session examine
 s China’s creative industries—from video games and short-form drama to desi
 gner brands—which are rapidly expanding onto the global stage. This expansi
 on raises novel questions of copyright\, trademark enforcement\, and cross-
 border IP strategy. The panel brings together industry counsel and leading 
 IP litigators to examine how […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">As part o
 f the 2026 China Law Symposium\, this session examines China’s creative ind
 ustries—from video games and short-form drama to designer brands—which are 
 rapidly expanding onto the global stage. This expansion raises novel questi
 ons of copyright\, trademark enforcement\, and cross-border IP strategy. Th
 e panel brings together industry counsel and leading IP litigators to exami
 ne how creative IP is protected\, commercialized\, and enforced internation
 ally. Speakers will also reflect on landmark disputes and emerging trends s
 haping the globalization of China’s creative IP ecosystem.</span></p><p><sp
 an style="font-weight: 400\;">Panelists include: </span></p><p><span style=
 "font-weight: 400\;">Hongbo Hei\, General Counsel for HoYoverse (developer 
 of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Genshin Impact</span></i><spa
 n style="font-weight: 400\;">)\; </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 40
 0\;">Crystal Mais\, General Counsel for Crazy Maple Studio\; </span></p><p>
 <span style="font-weight: 400\;">Jiansheng (Ron) Xu\, Co-founder and Senior
  Partner at Sphere Logic Partners (SLP)\, who heads the firm's internationa
 l and IP practices and provides strategic counseling to IP powerhouses\; an
 d </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Kefeng Zhao\, Partner at G
 EN Law Firm and a seasoned litigator with over 20 years of experience in co
 mplex trademark\, copyright\, and trade secret disputes\, with numerous cas
 es recognized by China’s Supreme People’s Court.</span></p><p><span style="
 font-weight: 400\;">Register at: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/fo
 rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgu1uhQcoAenlSs9w3-9APwReFdN7Sabx46K-JIVDItyArdQ/viewform">
 <span style="font-weight: 400\;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLS
 fgu1uhQcoAenlSs9w3-9APwReFdN7Sabx46K-JIVDItyArdQ/viewform</span></a></p><p>
 <span style="font-weight: 400\;">Dinner will be provided. </span></p><p><br
  style="font-weight: 400\;" /><br style="font-weight: 400\;" /></p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Yi Qu":MAILTO:yqu@jd27.law.harvard.edu
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 drama-games-designer-ip-going-global/
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