Attorney Liao Huaixue is a Senior Partner and Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Department at Tahota Law Firm, a Young Expert of the Internet Society of China, a Part-time Researcher at Tencent Research Institute, and a Think Tank Expert of the China Advertising Association. His practice focuses on internet technology, artificial intelligence (AI), entertainment & media (gaming, film & television, advertising, sports, animation), encompassing intellectual property law and competition law, data privacy protection (including US TRUSTe privacy certification guidance) and algorithm compliance, online games and esports, advertising and marketing, open-source software, e-commerce, etc. Attorney Liao previously served as Legal Counsel in the legal department of a leading global internet technology company (Fortune Global 500) and has deeply participated in legislative research and standard-setting for multiple laws and regulations in the TMT sector. In recent years, he has been repeatedly recommended by authoritative media such as ALB, LEGALBAND, and China Business Law Journal in the fields of data & cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Cases he represented have been selected as one of the "Top Ten Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Enforcement by the State Administration for Market Regulation" and one of the "Top Ten Typical Compliance Cases for Cross-Border Data under the Belt and Road Initiative" by Legal Daily.

Attorney Liao possesses nearly fifteen years of legal experience. He has successively provided legal services to numerous well-known domestic and international companies, including Tencent Group (data privacy, gaming, advertising, film & television, WeChat, research institute, etc.), NBA (National Basketball Association), China Advertising Association (CAA), Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), Kuaishou (Beijing), Huya (Guangzhou), XGIMI, Lenovo Group, Zhejiang Lab, COL, Freshippo (Alibaba), 91Act (gaming), Shenzhen Saros (gaming), Atomy (Korean cross-border e-commerce), BORAY (advertising), Woodpecker Network Technology, Nintendo Switch (Japan), Chengdu Rongcheng FC, ChaPanda, Chengdu Event Company, PODO Comics, Sogou Browser, Chengdu Film & Television City, GQ & VOGUE Fashion Magazines, Shenzhen Inovance Technology, Wutong Technology (IoT), Tongzhou Culture (MCN), Sichuan Cultural Big Data, International Horticultural Exposition 2024 Chengdu, Puyi Technology (financial big data),Volcanoer Culture (immersive entertainment), Shenzhen MOBIUSPACE (short video), Qiu Baike, Xinchao Media Group, iQiyi Qixiu Live, UNISINSIGHT (intelligent security), Beijing Huibo Technology (digital operator), Sichuan Huaxi Design Institute, Yingdai Film & Television Media, among others.

Attorney Liao has been invited to participate in and deliver keynote speeches at data privacy protection and algorithm governance seminars at Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published numerous articles in journals such as "Electronic Intellectual Property," "Competition Policy Research," "Market Supervision and Management," "China Intellectual Property," "China Copyright," "Tsinghua Business Review," "The Economic Observer," "Caijing," and has been interviewed and reported by media outlets including "People's Daily," "Legal Daily," "Procuratorate Daily," "China Intellectual Property News," and "China Youth Daily." He has released reports such as "Algorithm Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" and "Data Security Governance White Paper 4.0," and co-authored publications including "Global Perspectives and Chinese Practice in the Rule of Law in Cyberspace" and "Legislation and Public Policy in the Internet+ Era."

Renmin University of China, Law School, Ph.D. Candidate (Digital Rule of Law and Intellectual Property)

Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Master of Intellectual Property Law

Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Laws

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law,National Intellectual Property Summer School

Tahota Law Firm, Partner, Senior Partner

Tahota Law Firm, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Department

Tahota Law Firm, Associate Lawyer, Chief Partner's Team

Tencent Research Institute Legal Research Center, Senior Researcher

Young Expert, Internet Society of China

Part-time Researcher, Tencent Research Institute

Think Tank Expert, China Advertising Association

Member, Cyberspace and Information Law Research Society, China Law Society

Member, China Copyright Society

Secretary-General, Legal Committee, Sichuan Advertising Association

Deputy Director, Copyright Protection Center, Sichuan Copyright Association

ALB (Asian Legal Business) Rising Star in Western China

LEGALBAND Top 15 Recommended Lawyers in China for High-Technology & Artificial Intelligence

Legal Daily "Belt and Road" Top Ten Typical Compliance Cases: Data Cross-Border Involving 31 Countries and Regions Globally

Outstanding Representative, "China Internet Advertising Standardization Construction Work," China Communications Standards Association & China Advertising Association

Distinguished Contributor Guest on Data Right Confirmation, CCF YOCSEF

Listed in the LvXin "Boutique Legal Services Guide (2024): Data Compliance," honored as Data Compliance · Dedicated Lawyer

Intellectual Property & Competition Law (Unfair Competition, Antitrust)

1.Represented XGIMI Technology in a trademark infringement and unfair competition "dual-track administrative and judicial enforcement case," filing administrative complaints with the State Administration for Market Regulation and civil lawsuits before the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, successfully protecting the rights holder's legitimate interests. This case was selected as one of the "2024 Top Ten Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Enforcement by the State Administration for Market Regulation."

2.Represented an internet company in a series of "traffic hijacking" unfair competition cases against a mobile phone manufacturer, involving a disputed amount of RMB 400 million, obtaining a behavioral preservation injunction to stop the alleged unfair competition practices; the case is currently ongoing.

3.Represented NBA China in a copyright infringement and unfair competition case against a Shenzhen game company, involving an amount of approximately RMB 30 million; the case is currently ongoing.

4.Represented an internet company in an administrative complaint regarding "traffic hijacking" unfair competition against a mobile phone manufacturer, supervised by the State Administration for Market Regulation; the Chongqing Market Supervision Administration determined it constituted unfair competition, successfully protecting the rights holder's legitimate interests

5.Represented an e-commerce platform in responding to a 3.15 market supervision investigation, supervised by the State Administration for Market Regulation, involving issues related to e-commerce, pricing, consumer protection, unfair competition, and advertising.

6.Represented Lenovo Group in an internet unfair competition case against Tianjii, significantly reducing the compensation amount and protecting the rights holder's legitimate interests.

7.Represented a company in a monopoly case against an internationally renowned mobile phone manufacturer; the case is currently ongoing.

8.Represented in a case of infringement of "QQ Music" trademark rights and unfair competition dispute; first-instance victory held an e-commerce platform jointly liable; the case is currently in second instance.

9.Represented PODO Comics in copyright enforcement cases; courts fully supported claimed damages for some works.

10.Provided antitrust compliance research and consulting for a large company, involving data algorithm antitrust issues and mobile phone operating system monopoly.

11.Provided antitrust analysis on Apple's iOS ATT (App Tracking Transparency) for a large internet company.

12.Provided open-source software intellectual property compliance legal services for Shenzhen Inovance Technology (industrial automation), involving licenses applicable to open-source code, mandatory open-source requirements, and requirements for commercial use.

13.Provided consulting legal services on intellectual property compliance for the use of 60 open-source software components in a short video tool.

Data Compliance & Cybersecurity

1.Provided an assessment of the cybersecurity environment across 31 countries/regions globally for a large internet platform enterprise, involving countries/regions such as the US, UK, Japan, Luxembourg, Singapore, and Hong Kong China. This project was selected as the Fifth Legal Daily "Belt and Road" Top Ten Typical Compliance Cases.

2.Assisted a large internet platform in implementing the MIIT's "Perception Enhancement Action" regulatory requirements, conducting data compliance work for its key products. Successfully had 6 products selected in the Internet Society of China's "Typical Cases of Information Communication Service Perception Enhancement" evaluation, providing excellent examples for industry user perception improvement.

3.Conducted SDK-specific compliance matters for a large network company, implementing MIIT's 2•15 SDK regulatory requirements, successfully passing review and launching several SDKs for the company.

4.Provided comparative analysis and applicable case studies of the EU GDPR, DMA, and DSA for a large internet company, and delivered an EU data compliance legal analysis report.

5.Conducted a personal information protection compliance audit for a cross-border e-commerce platform, involving audits of APP & mini-programs, data cross-border transfer, etc.

6.Assisted a super-large internet platform in conducting Personal Information Protection Law compliance for hundreds of its APPs, ensuring a smooth transition upon the law's effective implementation.

7.Conducted internet advertising identifier data compliance for a well-known domestic short video platform, involving identifier definition and classification, identifier collection, user profile sharing, and sharing list compliance.

8.Conducted automated decision-making and personalized advertising data compliance research for a well-known domestic internet enterprise, providing compliance legal services regarding personalized advertising transparency and the right to refuse personalized ads.

9.Provided data compliance legal services to the China Advertising Association (CAA), offering compliance services for data processing related to Apple iOS advertising identifiers IDFA/CAID.

10.Provided data compliance legal services for the well-known tea drink brand ChaPanda, involving data processing for APPs, mini-programs, overseas business, and personalized advertising compliance.

11.Provided guidance on children's personal information protection compliance in China, the EU, and the US for 91Act (anime game developer).

12.Provided cybersecurity and data protection legal training for Zhejiang Lab.

13.Provided research and analysis report on compliance practices in China's data trading industry for a large internet company.

14.Represented a large online reading platform in an administrative complaint case with Microsoft regarding cross-border data storage.

15.Represented a short video network platform in a personal information and privacy infringement dispute, involving issues of personal information collection, use, sharing, Cookie compliance, and use of friend relationships.

Artificial Intelligence & Algorithm Compliance

1.Produced the "AI Era Algorithm Governance Research Report" for Tencent Research Institute, covering global AI regulatory policies.

2.Conducted compliance research on internet industry products (platforms) integrating DeepSeek for a large internet company.

3.Conducted compliance work for generative AI services for an internet technology company, tracking compliance dynamics and product compliance status of domestic and foreign large language models like ChatGPT, Wenxin Yiyan, Tongyi Qianwen, etc.

4.Provided compliance services for protecting user personal information rights and interests in AIGC products for a large internet company, involving user rights such as withdrawal of consent, right to deletion, right to copy, right to access, and right to correction.

5.Drafted the "Self-Discipline Convention for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Advertising" for a national-level industry association.

6.Provided personal information protection compliance for the input and output stages of AIGC products for a large internet company.

7.Conducted personalized algorithm recommendation compliance for an internet technology company, involving algorithm rule transparency and automated decision-making for personalized advertising and content recommendation.

8.Produced compliance opinions such as "Observation Report on Industry Algorithm Compliance Progress from Algorithm Filing," "Comparative Analysis Report Before and After Turning Off Personalized Recommendations," and "Challenges and Countermeasures in Algorithm Governance Compliance" for an internet technology company.

9.Provided compliance legal services for Tencent Smart Transportation, involving unmanned driving, connected vehicles, etc.

10.Provided compliance legal services for an internet healthcare company, involving medical device compliance, medical AI, etc.

Online Games & Esports

1.Provided online game legal compliance services for Tencent Games IEG, including legal risk prevention for managers, marketing and advertising compliance, minor protection compliance, etc., covering games like "Honor of Kings," "Peacekeeper Elite," and game tools like "King Camp," "Peace Camp."

2.Provided online game operation compliance legal services for NBA China, involving foreign-invested online games and product operation compliance.

3.Provided esports operation compliance legal services for an internationally renowned sports event.

4.Provided compliance legal services for the launch of the "Delta" game on the Steam platform.

5.Provided legal services for 91Act (anime game developer), involving online game approval numbers, operation qualifications, open-source software use, and children's personal information protection compliance in China, the EU, and the US.

6.Provided compliance legal services for the launch of a WeChat mini-program "Mahjong Game."

7.Provided perennial advisory legal services for Shenzhen Saros Technology (online game R&D developer).

8.Provided a legal policy research report on online game global expansion compliance for Perfect World, offering in-depth interpretation of online game regulatory policies in South Korea, Japan, and the US.

9.Represented Tencent in a trade secret infringement case for "Honor of Kings," involving unpublished game skins like "Ganjiang Moye: Fairy in the Painting" and "Sikong Zhen: Hell Burning Heart," successfully protecting the rights holder's legitimate interests.

10.Represented Tencent Cloud in administrative copyright enforcement cases for games like "CrossFire," "Locke Kingdom," and "Moonlight Blade."

11.Represented Nintendo Switch (Japan) in an administrative copyright enforcement case, successfully protecting rights holder interests through administrative action against infringement.

Sports Events

1.Provided sports IP legal services for NBA China, involving NBA event copyright, game broadcasts, and player image protection.

2.Provided advertising compliance legal services for the 2024 Paris Olympics to an internet platform.

3.Provided legal services for Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club, involving the loan of a Brazilian player to South Korea, sponsorships and events, and cooperation between FIFA and the Chinese Football Association.

4.Provided legal services for sports event cooperation to a cultural media company, involving cooperation with FIFA China, golf events, operation of TEAM CHINA (State General Administration of Sports), Winter Olympics IP, etc.

5.Provided legal services for Chengdu Event Company, involving ATP250 (International Tennis Tour).

6.Represented a football club in an arbitration case involving a goalkeeper and a striker; achieved a phased victory, the case is ongoing.

7.During the 31st World University Summer Games, organized and planned the "2023 Sports Event Copyright Development and Protection Seminar," guided by the China Copyright Association and Sichuan Copyright Office, hosted by the National Copyright Administration Network Copyright Protection Research Base. Representatives from companies across the sports event industry chain attended, including Tencent, NBA, Migu Culture, Future TV, Sichuan Sports Industry Group, China Copyright Chain, Bilibili, Huya Live, China Copyright Chain, iQiyi, etc.

Entertainment & Media (Film & TV, Music, Animation, Advertising, Live Streaming, Digital Heritage)

1.Provided digital heritage copyright compliance legal services for Tencent's Tanyuan Platform (digital cultural platform), involving compliance for sections like museum artifacts and digital inheritors of intangible cultural heritage.

2.Provided legislative policy and compliance research services for social live streaming APPs to Kuaishou Technology.

3.Provided perennial intellectual property legal services to Chengdu Film & Television City, involving investment matters for films and TV series such as "The Wandering Earth," "Lychees of Chang'an," and "Hourglass."

4.Provided perennial legal services to BORAY, involving concert tours by Achim Reichel in China, and performances like "The Village," "Murder on the Orient Express."

5.Provided legal services to Sichuan Cultural Big Data Company, facilitating the province's first cultural data asset transaction (Anyue Grottoes digital heritage copyright).

6.Drafted the group standard "Digital Work Copyright Authorization Data Consistency Monitoring and Verification Requirements" for COL Group.

7.Drafted the group standard "Mobile Internet Application Advertising Behavior Specification" for the China Advertising Association (CAA), with participation from renowned institutions like CAICT, Huawei, Alibaba, Kuaishou, Baidu, iQiyi, Qihoo 360, Beijing Meituan, Beike Zhaofang, etc.

8.Represented Tencent Video in film and TV series rights protection, involving copyright protection for popular series like "Joy of Life" and "Douluo Continent."

9.Represented VOGUE (internationally renowned fashion magazine) in an image copyright infringement dispute.

10.Represented a film and television company in a script commission creation contract dispute.

Media Interviews & Reports

1.People's Daily: "Guarding a Clear Cyberspace" series of reports —— Who will manage the online' expert'?", June 30,2025.

2.Hong Kong Ming Pao: "Psychological robots are sensitive, lawyers offer advice to avoid touching legal red lines", September 10,2025.

3.People's Daily: "Guarding a Clear Cyberspace" series of reports —— Don't be killed by short video "murder", June 16,2025.

4.People's Daily: "How to find a fair exit in the digital maze? --When' big data killing 'meets users' reverse domestication", January 20,2025.

5.People's Daily: "Exploring stores is hot, but it should be done in a standard way", July 13,2023.

6.CAIJING: "Real testing of 'ChatGPT Chinese Edition' hides many risks", February 27,2023.

7.People's Daily: "Apps can only go far by setting rules (online China)", June 27,2022.

8.People's Daily: "While developing science and technology, we should stick to the bottom line of rules and make the use of webcams more secure", reposted on the official website of the World Internet Conference on April 30,2021.

9.China Intellectual Property News: "Three Self-media Accounts Sued for Unauthorized Transfer of Talk Show Content", August 25,2022.

10.China Youth Daily: "Special personnel for special work! The juvenile court protects you as a teenager", March 26,2021.

11.Legal Daily: "Is there eavesdropping behind the targeted advertising", November 10,2020.

12.People's Daily: "Ordering fake credit to disrupt the market. Are the stores worth it?" November 30,2020.

13.People's Daily: "Don't touch my personal information," June 15,2020.

14.People's Daily: "Are Internet celebrity products really worth buying?" October 31,2019.

15.People's Daily: "Is good looks the hard truth? Internet celebrity stores need to be both' beautiful 'and' strict'"

16.People's Daily: "With laws to follow, e-commerce ushered in a new opportunity", reposted on January 14,2019, by the Official website of the State Internet Information Office.

Legal Research Reports

1.Released "Algorithm Governance Report in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (2022), co-authored with Tencent Research Institute.

2.Released "Data Security Governance White Paper 4.0" (2022), co-authored by units including the First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center, and the Cybersecurity Law Research Center of the Third Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security.

Research Papers

1."Application of the System of Behavior Preservation in Internet Unfair Competition—— An Empirical Analysis Based on 47 Typical Cases of Behavior Preservation in China", Journal of Electronic Intellectual Property (CSSCI Extended Edition), No.4, 2019.

2.Evolution and Regulation of Data Unfair Competition, Competition Policy Research (CSSCI Extended Edition), No.2, 2021.

3.Administrative Protection of Trade Secrets, published in Market Supervision and Management, November 2020.

4."Regulation of Illegal Advertising in the Prevention and Control of COVID-19", published in Market Supervision and Management, May 2020.

5."Several Thoughts on the Internet Special Article in the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (Draft for Review)", published in China Intellectual Property, No.6, 2016.

6."New Developments in the Application Procedures of the 'Notice-Delete' Rule: A Review of Lenz v. Universal Music Group", published in China Copyright, No.3, 2016.

7.Net Neutrality: The Future of the Internet, published on April 24,2015 by EEO, reposted from the official website of the State Internet Information Office.

8."Respecting the reality of industrial development and strengthening the obligation of Internet advertising", published on Tencent Research Institute's public account, July 11,2016.

9.Review of the Revision of the New Advertising Law, Capital Internet Development Report, People's Publishing House, 2016.

10."Balancing the Rights and Interests of Consumer Litigation and the Development of Internet Industry", published in The Legislation and Public Policy in the Era of Internet Plus, Law Press, 2016.

11."Internet Plus" Series Report: Law and Policy, Tsinghua Management Review, June 10,2015.

Published Books

1.Co-author: "Global Perspectives and Chinese Practice in the Rule of Law in Cyberspace," Law Press China, 2016.

2.Co-author: "Legislation and Public Policy in the Internet+ Era," Law Press China, 2016.