Degang Ma has over 20 years of legal experience. His practice areas focus on intellectual property protection, transnational intellectual property trade (technology import), technology transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and intellectual property dispute resolution.

Degang Ma is one of the few Chinese lawyers who has represented Chinese companies in dealing with 337 investigation cases in the United States. He was qualified to inspect the counterpart's confidential information in his previous 337 investigation case. Degang Ma has represented many major and difficult litigation cases and commercial arbitration cases conducted by the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court. Some of his cases were selected as classic cases by the Supreme Court and the China National Intellectual Property Administration.

His practice areas focus on patent law, but the entire practice scope includes patent infringement litigation, patent invalidation, freedom to operate (FTO), infringement of trade secrets, infringement of trademark exclusive rights, infringement of computer software copyrights, and anti-unfair competition, etc.

2017, Partner, Beijing Global Law Office

2014-2017, Partner, Beijing Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm

2003-2013, Founding Partner, Beijing Limin Law Firm

2000-2003, Lawyer, Beijing Jincheng Law Firm

Chinese Bar

New York State Bar

Chinese Patent Bar

Technology Transaction Broker (Manager)

Intellectual Property Specialist

Bachelor of Laws, Peking University, 1998

Master of Laws, Peking University, 2010

LL.M., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2014

• 2024 LEGALBAND Top 15 Lawyers in High Tech and Artificial Intelligence
• 2024 Chambers Intellectual Property Leading Lawyer
• 2019 ALB 《Asia Legal Magazine》 Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers in China
• 2018-2024 The Legal 500 Leading IP Lawyer
• 2018-2024 China IP Forum Top 10 Patent Agents/Lawyers
• 2023 IPR Daily Top 50 Intellectual Property Elite Lawyers Under 50 in China
• 2022 IP House Top 50 Outstanding IP Lawyers in China
• 2021 LEGALBAND Client Preferred: Top 15 Lawyers with Comprehensive Intellectual Property Skills
• 2021 LEGALBAND Top 15 Lawyers in High Tech and Artificial Intelligence
• 2019 IP House &IPR Daily TOP 10 Excellent Patent Team

• National Advisory Expert for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement
• Visiting Professor, Training and Cooperation Center of China Behavior Law Association
• Intellectual Property Expert of Beijing Municipality
• Intellectual Property Expert of Xi'an Citiy

• Associate editor of Patent Analysis (Intellectual Property Press 2021.6)
• Pilot reform of registration system with information disclosure as the core on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, in Investor
• Limiting the Risks of Importing Technology, in China Law and Practice
• How to calculate patent royalties, in China Business Law Journal
• How to arrange the patent due diligence, in Competitive Intelligence