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 & Supreme People’s Procuratorate Release Draft Interpretation of Handling Criminal Cases of Intellectual Property Infringement - (Posted On Thursday, January 19, 2023)
- Chinese Invention Patent Grants Up 14.7% in 2022 YoY; Utility Model Grants Down 10.1% - (Posted On Monday, January 16, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Issues Draft Amendment to the Trademark Law for Comment to Reduce Malicious Trademark Registration - (Posted On Saturday, January 14, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration to Close from January 21, 2023 to January 27, 2023 for Lunar New Year - (Posted On Friday, January 13, 2023)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Second Batch of Typical Civil Code Cases Including Piercing the Corporate Veil in a Trademark/Unfair Competition Case - (Posted On Thursday, January 12, 2023)
- CNIPA Releases Interim Measures for Handling Examination Business Related to the Implementation of the Revised Patent Law - (Posted On Sunday, January 08, 2023)
- 5-Month Criminal Detention Sentence for Legal Representative of Chinese IP Agency for Forging TM Documents - (Posted On Thursday, January 05, 2023)
- Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court Affirms 3-Year Prison Sentence for Counterfeiting “Bordeaux” Collective Trademark - (Posted On Wednesday, January 04, 2023)
- China to Remove Infringing Pharmaceuticals from Procurement Platforms - (Posted On Saturday, December 31, 2022)
- China National Intellectual Property Administration: “The Proportion of Patentees Who Have Encountered Patent Infringement is at a Historically Low Level…Patent Infringement Has Been Effectively Curbed.” - (Posted On Wednesday, December 28, 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.