Heng Gong

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Heng Gong is special counsel in the firm’s Patent Litigation and Intellectual Property groups and is based in the New York office.

Heng has advised clients on a variety of intellectual property matters, with a focus on patent and trade secret cases. He has litigated in federal district courts, U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Patent Trials and Appeals Board.

Heng has helped clients conduct technical analysis regarding the validity, infringement and enforceability of patents. He has worked with technical experts to analyze clients’ patent portfolios, conduct pre-filing investigations, and develop non-infringement and invalidity positions and claim construction positions.

Heng has worked on litigation matters involving a broad range of technologies, such as wireless communications, human-computer interaction, computer security, acoustic component packaging, and microprocessor design.

Heng is a native speaker of Chinese Mandarin and has extensive experience working with Chinese and international clients in cross-border intellectual property disputes.
Areas of Expertise

Litigation and Investigations

Patent Litigation

Copyright and Trademark Litigation

ITC Section 337

Trade Secrets

Regulatory and Public Policy

Copyright and Trademark Counseling and Prosecution

Technology
Practices and Industries
Representative Matters
- Represent a major Chinese telecommunications company in patent litigations relating to wireless communication technology before a U.S. district court and in PTAB.
- Represent a global consumer electronics company in a patent litigation relating to software technologies in smartphones and tablets in a district court.
- Advise a major Chinese consumer electronics company on its global patent portfolio management.
- Represent a leading Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer in a patent litigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Represent a major digital security company in patent litigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission and a U.S. district court.
Represent a leading Chinese steel manufacturer in a trade secret investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Represent a major beverage company in a trademark litigation in a U.S. district court.

Represent a global consumer electronics company in a patent litigation relating to software technologies in smartphones, tablets, other communication devices before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Represent a major electronic component company in a patent litigation involving microphone technologies before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Represent a major Chinese telecommunications company in a patent litigation relating to cellular hardware and software before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Areas of Expertise

Litigation and Investigations

Patent Litigation

Copyright and Trademark Litigation

ITC Section 337

Trade Secrets

Regulatory and Public Policy

Copyright and Trademark Counseling and Prosecution

Technology

Credentials

Education	Columbia Law School, J.D. Stanford University, M.Sc. Computer Science Tsinghua University, B.E.
Bar Admissions	New York U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages	Mandarin
Pro Bono	Represent client in landlord-tenant dispute before the New York City Housing Court. Advise a non-profit organization in a dispute relating to a real estate project in New York City.

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