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
- Mirati Therapeutics Sues China’s InventisBio for 99 Million RMB in Trade Secret Theft Case - (Posted On Thursday, November 17, 2022)
- Five-Year Prison Sentence for Selling $1.27 Million USD of Counterfeit Armani Watches in Shanghai Trademark Case - (Posted On Friday, November 04, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases New Draft of the Patent Examination Guidelines - (Posted On Tuesday, November 01, 2022)
- King Semi Settles Chinese Criminal Trade Secret Case for 60 Million RMB - (Posted On Monday, October 31, 2022)
- China to Add Statement of Use Requirement for Trademarks? - (Posted On Sunday, October 30, 2022)
- China to Release Revised Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law and the Guidelines for Patent Examination By End of December 2022 - (Posted On Sunday, October 30, 2022)
- Foshan, China Government to Subsidize Invalidation of U.S. Patents - (Posted On Thursday, October 20, 2022)
- President Xi at the 20th National Congress of the CPC: Strengthen Legal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights - (Posted On Wednesday, October 19, 2022)
- Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Chinese Customs Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights - (Posted On Monday, October 17, 2022)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court: Incorrect PCT Applicant Has Good Faith Duty to Actual Rightsholder - (Posted On Friday, October 14, 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.