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 Supreme People’s Court Issues Judicial Interpretation of Anti-Unfair Competition Law - (Posted On Friday, March 18, 2022)
- Europol: More Than Half of Counterfeits Originate in China - (Posted On Sunday, March 13, 2022)
- USPTO Cuts Ties with the Eurasian Patent Organization, China National Intellectual Property Administration Extends Them - (Posted On Wednesday, March 09, 2022)
- China Releases Summary of Holdings of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (2021) - (Posted On Monday, March 07, 2022)
- China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate Released 4 Typical Cases of Enforcement of Criminal Intellectual Property Laws - (Posted On Friday, March 04, 2022)
- China’s IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court Releases Annual Report for 2021 - (Posted On Monday, February 28, 2022)
- European Union Challenges China at the WTO Over Anti-Suit Injunctions Preventing Patent Holders from Asserting Their Rights Outside of China - (Posted On Friday, February 18, 2022)
- U.S. Trade Representative Names 6 Chinese Online Markets in 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Up 1 From 2020 - (Posted On Friday, February 18, 2022)
- China Cracks Down on Olympic Trademark Squatters Including Marks for Olympic Gold Medalist and Fashion Model Eileen Gu - (Posted On Monday, February 14, 2022)
- China Remains Top Patent Cooperation Treaty Filer in 2021 - (Posted On Sunday, February 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.