On December 22, 2025, Asian Legal Business (ALB), which is owned by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, releases in its December 2025 China edition, the list of “2025 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers”.

Jason Yao, Partner and Management Committee member of Wanhuida Intellectual Property is again listed as one of the Top 15 IP Lawyers in China by the magazine, after making his debut in 2020.

According to ALB’s editorial, against the backdrop of tightened intellectual property rules and refined court enforcement standards, this year’s list spotlights the practitioners navigating a system undergoing rapid regulatory, technological and commercial change.

The nominees are chosen, shortlisted and assessed on the basis of a combination of the factors including significant achievements, important cases and work in the past 12 months, clients they have acted for, major accolades received for work in the form of public recognition, awards as well as client and peer feedback.

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