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
- Chinese Patent Bar Applicants Hits New High in 2021 – Over 50,000 People Applied to Take the Exam - (Posted On Friday, September 03, 2021)
- China to Require Signing of Commitment of Good Faith When Applying for Well-Known Status for Trademarks - (Posted On Wednesday, September 01, 2021)
- Elite Model Look Wins Trademark Victory in Shanghai - (Posted On Monday, August 30, 2021)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Patent Agency Industry Status Report (2020): Chinese Patent Attorneys File 222 Patent Applications Per Year on Average - (Posted On Sunday, August 29, 2021)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Punishes 71 Firms & Professionals for Unlicensed Practice of Patent Law - (Posted On Tuesday, August 24, 2021)
- Suspended Prison Sentence in Shanghai for Criminal Trademark Infringement For Repackaging of Authentic Ferrero Rocher Chocolates - (Posted On Saturday, August 21, 2021)
- District in Guangzhou, China Proposes 2.5 Million RMB Housing Subsidy to Attract Intellectual Property Professionals - (Posted On Friday, August 20, 2021)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court: Declaratory Judgement Actions Involving Invalidated Patents are Possible - (Posted On Tuesday, August 17, 2021)
- China Releases Draft Patent Examination Guidelines for Comment - (Posted On Sunday, August 08, 2021)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation to Establish List of Untrustworthy Entities That Have Intentionally Infringed Intellectual Property - (Posted On Monday, August 02, 2021)
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.