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Legal 500 UK 2026

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Xuyang is a Partner in our Technology, IP and Information group. Xuyang specialises in IP rights exploitation and enforcement in the technology and media sectors, covering transactions, advisory matters, disputes and litigation, digital content regulation, monetisation, and the intersection between IP and competition law. 

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Copyright & media law
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Regulation
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CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2018 Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2013 - 2015 Trainee Solicitor, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2018 Postgraduate Diploma,UK, EU and US Copyright Law, King's College London
2013 LPC, University of Law, Moorgate
2012 LLM, Harvard Law School
2011 BA,Law, University of Cambridge

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 - 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2018 Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2013 - 2015 Trainee Solicitor, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Education

2018 Postgraduate Diploma,UK, EU and US Copyright Law, King's College London
2013 LPC, University of Law, Moorgate
2012 LLM, Harvard Law School
2011 BA,Law, University of Cambridge

Memberships & Associations

IPSoc
British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association, BLACA
Copyright Society

Additional languages

English

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2026

Featured

Next generation partner in the media: theatre, publishing and other media category.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Next generation partner

Legal 500 UK 2023

Media and entertainment

Legal 500 UK 2023

Retail and consumer - Ranked: "Xuyang Zhu is a fantastic lawyer, I can't recommend her highly enough. She always communicates in a very clear way, gives great direction on legal issues and is always proactive in finding solutions to potential issues."

Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyright and design

Rising Star, Media and entertainment

Experience

Telecommunications companies

Telecommunications companies on FRAND issues associated with the enforcement of standard essential patents.

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Media companies

Media companies on acquisitions and disposals of businesses, brand licensing and commercial agreements.

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Online platforms

Online platforms on copyright and trade mark infringement disputes relating to user-generated content, and associated settlement agreements.

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Telecoms and electronics companies

Telecoms and electronics companies on competition and FRAND aspects of UK patent litigation.

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Autonomous mobility companies

Autonomous mobility companies on licensing and R&D collaboration agreements in connection with autonomous vehicle development, and on protection of AI software.

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A luxury electronics company

A luxury electronics company on parallel trade and product repackaging issues.

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Xuyang's news & insights

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Patents & innovation

The development of the UK's SEP/FRAND landscape since Unwired Planet v Huawei – part one

30 January 2026

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Advising Toho Global on its acquisition of Anime Limited

27 January 2026

by multiple authors

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Brands & advertising

Getty Images v Stability AI: the copyright ruling

Louise Popple, Adam Rendle and Xuyang Zhu analyse the copyright elements of the decision in Getty Images v Stability AI.

7 November 2025
Briefing

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