Aaron Wininger is a Principal and Schwegman’s Director of China Intellectual Property. Aaron counsels both U.S. and Chinese companies on portfolio development and preparation of their patent applications and office action responses. He has worked with clients in the areas of software, networks (wired and wireless), lasers, medical devices, semiconductors and physics.
Aaron prosecutes both Chinese and U.S. trademarks. He has also drafted and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and international patent applications in a broad spectrum of areas, including computer hardware and software, the Internet, multimedia distribution systems, computer games, digital and analog circuitry, and semiconductor design and fabrication, to name a few.
Most recently, Aaron has counseled Chinese companies on freedom to operate analyses for their entry into the U.S., represented a U.S. gaming company with operations in China, handling Series A and IP issues in China through to IPO; a U.S. scanning electron microscope company, handling their patent portfolio from incorporation through exit via acquisition, and a U.S. wireless company through acquisition. His knowledge of both the Chinese and American markets allows him to advise his clients as they expand their patent portfolios and look for investors to help the company grow.
Aaron has been in China for more than a decade and is conversational in Mandarin.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Aaron Wininger
- China’s Ministry of Public Security Announces Ten Typical Cases of Combating Intellectual Property Infringement Crimes - (Posted On Thursday, April 28, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Rules in First Batch of Patent Linkage Cases - (Posted On Wednesday, April 27, 2022)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases of 2021 - (Posted On Tuesday, April 26, 2022)
- China Releases Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Protection by China Customs in 2021 - (Posted On Monday, April 25, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration: Crackdown on 482,000 malicious registered trademarks in 2021, Rejection of 12,200 Trademark for Malicious Hoarding - (Posted On Monday, April 25, 2022)
- China Releases Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Jurisdiction of Intellectual Property Cases of First Instance - (Posted On Saturday, April 23, 2022)
- China Releases Report on Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts - (Posted On Friday, April 22, 2022)
- Chinese Utility Model Grants Up 29.5% in Q1 2022 YoY - (Posted On Wednesday, April 20, 2022)
- Beijing Intellectual Property Court Announces China’s First Patent Linkage Judgment - (Posted On Friday, April 15, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Issues Notice on Continuing to Severely Crack Down on Malicious Registration of Trademarks - (Posted On Wednesday, April 13, 2022)
Aaron Wininger of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. is a 2022 National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader. Mr. Wininger covers the patent law and intellectual property landscape in China, detailing matters such as trade secret theft, major intellectual property court rulings, and the ongoing issue of counterfeit products. These topics have seen considerable readership throughout the year, demonstrating the high value of Mr. Wininger’s thought leadership.
Aaron Wininger, Schwegman’s Director of China Intellectual Property law, is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for his contributions focusing on Chinese Intellectual Property Regulation, Legislation, and Litigation. Mr. Wininger’s experience counseling both U.S. and Chinese companies on portfolio development, preparation of patent applications and office action responses and his familiarity with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adds to his timely analysis of Chinese trademark, patent, and copyright cases and what they mean for companies in both the U.S and in the People’s Republic of China.