Honored Together! Lawyers Wang Jin and Li Qingchen Named Among China's 50 Elite Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50 for 2025

Rayto Law Firm Celebrates Dual Honors in 2025 "China's 50 Elite Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50" (U50) Awards

As the new year brings fresh triumphs, we are thrilled to announce that at the highly anticipated 2025 "China's 50 Elite Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50" (U50) annual selection, two lawyers from Rayto Law Firm have been honored:

• Wang Jin, Deputy Director of Rayto Law Firm and Director of Rayto (Suzhou) Law Firm

• Li Qingchen, Partner at Rayto (Suzhou) Law Firm

Both lawyers have been successfully recognized as 2025 China’s 50 Elite Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50!

With this achievement, Rayto Law Firm now boasts a total of five lawyers who have received this prestigious honor since the inaugural U50 selection in 2023: Jiang Haijun, Hu Fengfeng, Yan Fei, Wang Jin, and Li Qingchen.

This recognition signifies that Rayto Law Firm and its outstanding lawyers have earned high acclaim from the core circles of the industry for their comprehensive capabilities in the field of intellectual property services.

Wang Jin
Deputy Director of Rayto Law Firm
Lawyer & Patent Attorney
wangjin@raytoip.com

Wang Jin is an expert in handling overseas intellectual property disputes in Jiangsu Province, a key intellectual property talent in Jiangsu, and a member of the Jiusan Society. She received the Nanjing Lawyers Association Outstanding Intellectual Property Business Award in 2019. Cases she represented were selected among the "50 Typical Intellectual Property Cases of Chinese Courts" in 2018, and she has been recognized multiple times for outstanding cases by the National Lawyers Association and the Nanjing Lawyers Association. She was also a key member of the TOP 10 Patent Litigation Team in the 2018–2019 Outstanding Intellectual Property Litigation Patent Team rankings. With extensive experience in patent prosecution, invalidation, and intellectual property litigation, Wang Jin excels in resolving intellectual property disputes in commercial activities. She has represented over a hundred intellectual property commercial dispute cases and provided comprehensive IP invalidation and维权 services for clients such as Epiroc Group, Nanjing Tongrentang, Victor Sport, Hengshun Vinegar, Maxwell Technology, Xiaoyangren Group, and American Rhino Software.

Li Qingchen
Partner at Rayto (Suzhou) Law Firm
Lawyer & Patent Attorney
lqc@raytoip.com

Li Qingchen is a lawyer, patent attorney, and partner at Jiangsu Rayto (Suzhou) Law Firm. He serves as a member of the Patent Business Committee of the Jiangsu Lawyers Association, Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Suzhou Wuzhong District Lawyers Association, a part-time mediator for intellectual property disputes in Jiangsu, an intellectual property service trainer in Jiangsu, a member of the public service team for overseas intellectual property litigation in Hefei National Intellectual Property Protection Demonstration Zone, an expert at the Nanjing Enterprise Service Center, and a member of the intellectual property expert pools in Wuhu, Huainan, and other regions.

In 2019, he was recognized as an Outstanding Intellectual Property Lawyer in China. In 2020, he was shortlisted among the TOP 200 Chinese Intellectual Property Lawyers by Zhichanli. In 2023, he was included in the "Boutique Intellectual Property Lawyers" list by Legal News, and in 2024, he was listed in the Boutique Legal Services Brand Guide: Dispute Resolution Field by Legal News. In 2025, he was honored as one of the "Top 20 Intellectual Property Lawyers (Patents)." In 2022, he published the book Strategic Offense and Defense: Practical Case Studies on Corporate Intellectual Property with Intellectual Property Publishing House.

The "China's 50 Elite Intellectual Property Lawyers Under 50" (U50) annual selection is jointly organized by IPR Daily and the Zhongce Intellectual Property Research Institute. Since its successful launch in 2023, the U50 has gained widespread influence and a strong professional reputation in the industry.

In 2025, the third U50 selection attracted active participation from intellectual property lawyers across the country, with record-breaking numbers of applicants. After rigorous qualification review, professional evaluation, and comprehensive deliberation, 50 elite lawyers were finally selected for this year. These lawyers not only possess profound legal expertise and extensive practical experience but have also made significant contributions to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of innovators, advancing judicial protection of intellectual property, and participating in global IP governance. They have demonstrated exceptional dispute resolution capabilities and innovative protection wisdom in complex intellectual property cases, standing as pillars of the industry's development and future leaders.

As U50 honorees, Wang Jin and Li Qingchen will attend the Asia Intellectual Property Talent Gala on January 10, 2026, where they will walk the red carpet and receive their professional recognition in the presence of industry peers.

This achievement is a testament to their individual professional capabilities and reaffirms the overall expertise of Rayto Law Firm. We look forward to another year of excellence and outstanding achievements for all our colleagues at Rayto!