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Dr. Jingjing Cao, LL.M. (MUC)
Dr. Jingjing Cao, LL.M. (MUC)

Dr. Jingjing Cao, LL.M. (MUC)

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Dr. Jingjing CAO is a partner at Taylor Wessing’s Beijing office specializing in advice and litigation in the fields of patent law with extensive experience in the life sciences sector - both from a legal and a business perspective. Her work focuses on cross-border intellectual property matters, including infringement litigation, technology transfer, licensing, and intellectual property related issues in merger and acquisition.

With her connections in the financial sector and industries of the Chinese high-tech sector, she is committed to providing strategic advisory in fields of life sciences, patents and TMC. In the area of China Outbound, Dr. CAO assists Chinese companies with their market entry or IP-related disputes in Europe.


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Sectors

Life sciences & healthcare

CV

Since 2024 Partner at Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Vice General Manager and Board Secretary at WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd
2015 - 2021 Lawyer and Partner at JunZeJun Beijing Offices
2011 - 2015 Senior Associate at Beijing Representative Office of Taylor Wessing in China
2008 - 2010 Associate at Munich Office of Taylor Wessing in Germany
2016 Admitted as a lawyer in China
2009 Passed the national bar exam in China
2009 Ph.D. from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Germany Scholarship at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
2004 LL.M. from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Germany
2000 LLB Law from University of Wuhan, China

Career

Since 2024 Partner at Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Vice General Manager and Board Secretary at WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd
2015 - 2021 Lawyer and Partner at JunZeJun Beijing Offices
2011 - 2015 Senior Associate at Beijing Representative Office of Taylor Wessing in China
2008 - 2010 Associate at Munich Office of Taylor Wessing in Germany

Education

2016 Admitted as a lawyer in China
2009 Passed the national bar exam in China
2009 Ph.D. from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Germany Scholarship at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
2004 LL.M. from Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU), Germany
2000 LLB Law from University of Wuhan, China

Publications

The New Trend in Applying China’s Intellectual Property Damage Compensation Rules – Return from Statutory Compensation to Traditional Calculation Methods, in: Festschrift fuer Sabines Rojahn zum 70. Geburtstag, 2020, pp 429-439

Securing Border Protection for Intellectual Property Rights in China, in: Taylor Wessing China Alerter, 05.2011

The Enforcement of Patents in China, in: Carl Heymanns Publishing House, 2010

Updating China’s trademark laws: Recent draft amendments and possible impact on right holders, in: Taylor Wessing China Alerter, 05.2010

The Claims for Damages arising from infringement of IP Rights under the Chinese Law, in: GRUR Int, 04.2009

The Protection of Designs in China, in: Taylor Wessing China Alerter, 05.2009

The Third Amendment of the Chinese Patent Act, in: Taylor Wessing China Alerter, 02.2009


Memberships & Associations

Fellow of German Association for Intellectual Property Law

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Deep Localization in China: Strategic, Regulatory and IP Drivers for Sustainable Growth

22 April 2026

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China Business Law Awards 2025: Taylor Wessing China Group honoured as ‘Legaltech Pioneers’ and in the ‘IP Patent’ category

23 July 2025

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