Xuyang Zhu
Xuyang Zhu

Xuyang Zhu

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Legal 500 UK 2026

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

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. 

Expertise

Services and Groups

Information technology
Copyright & media law
Commercial & consumer contracts

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Games and gambling
Machine learning

Artificial intelligence experts

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Digital, data and consumer regulation

Digital, data and consumer regulation

Explore new and upcoming EU and UK legislative changes to AI, content and marketplace governance, data management, cyber security and digital resilience.

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A guide to transatlantic M&A for US buyers

A guide to transatlantic M&A for US buyers

A comprehensive guide to acquiring a business based in the UK or Europe. 

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CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

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

Memberships & Associations

IPSoc
British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association, BLACA
Copyright Society

Additional languages

English

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2026

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2025

Legal 500 UK 2023

Legal 500 UK 2023

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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Brands & advertising

Getty Images v Stability AI: the copyright ruling

7 November 2025

by multiple authors

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Technology, media & communications

Going Super Saiyan! Gaming and the rise of anime

15 September 2025
Briefing

by multiple authors

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising UGC creator, Geerzy, on the sale of Fortnite Creative island, The Pit, to Gaijin Entertainment

24 July 2025

by multiple authors

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8 January 2026
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by Dr. David Klein, LL.M. (Univ. of Washington), CIPP/E

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5 January 2026

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23 December 2025

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23 December 2025
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Fixed-term contracts: navigating the new pricing transparency requirements under the DMCC Act

23 December 2025
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by Giles Crown and Szerena Nemes

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CMA Enforcement Strategy 2026-2029

23 December 2025
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A visual guide to ASA rulings: Q4 2025

23 December 2025
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by Kachenka Pribanova

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CMA announces first eight investigations into consumer law breaches using new enforcement powers

23 December 2025
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