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
- 4.5 Year Prison Sentence and 5.5 Million RMB Fine in China Disney Criminal Trademark Case - (Posted On Wednesday, January 10, 2024)
- Translation of China’s Amended Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law - (Posted On Friday, January 05, 2024)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Third Batch of Guiding Cases for Administrative Protection of IP - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Amended Patent Examination Guidelines – Introduces Inventiveness Examination of Utility Models - (Posted On Tuesday, December 26, 2023)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases the 39th Batch of Guiding Cases Covering Intellectual Property Law - (Posted On Saturday, December 23, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration to Allow Third-Party Challenges to Pharmaceutical Patent Term Extensions - (Posted On Saturday, December 23, 2023)
- China Updates Regulations Against Applying for Abnormal Patent Applications - (Posted On Friday, December 22, 2023)
- China’s State Council Releases Amended Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law - (Posted On Thursday, December 21, 2023)
- China Releases Second Batch – Part II- of Warning Cases in ‘Blue Sky’ Special Rectification Program of the Patent Agent Industry - (Posted On Monday, December 18, 2023)
- Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court Sets Global FRAND Rate for 5G SEPs at $0.707/Unit in Nokia/OPPO Case - (Posted On Monday, December 18, 2023)
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.