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 National Intellectual Property Administration Announces Record 2.49 Million RMB Fine Against Patent Firm for Unauthorized Practice of Law and Filing Abnormal Patent Applications - (Posted On Wednesday, June 08, 2022)
- China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate & Ministry of Public Security Jointly Issue Typical Cases Involving Obstructing Epidemic Prevention Including Two Trademark Cases - (Posted On Wednesday, June 08, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Issues 2021 Annual Report: Invention Patent Application Filings Reached 1.586 Million! - (Posted On Monday, June 06, 2022)
- Shijiazhuang Market Supervision Bureau Fines Trademark Agency 50,000 RMB for Attempting to Trademark Olympic Gold Medalist’s Social Media Account - (Posted On Sunday, June 05, 2022)
- Beijing IP Court Dismisses First Trademark Case Under New Supreme People’s Court Jurisdictional Rules - (Posted On Tuesday, May 24, 2022)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Approves Establishment of First 3 Foreign Patent Agencies in China - (Posted On Monday, May 23, 2022)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Enforcement for 2021 - (Posted On Saturday, May 14, 2022)
- China’s Patent Office Releases Top 10 Patent Reexamination Invalidation Cases of 2021 - (Posted On Tuesday, May 10, 2022)
- Assistant Judge Zhang Qian of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court Discusses Punitive Damages in Trademark Cases - (Posted On Thursday, May 05, 2022)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Legislative Work Plan for 2022 - (Posted On Friday, April 29, 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.