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
- Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be Patent Inventor in China’s Draft Amended Patent Examination Guidelines - (Posted On Wednesday, November 11, 2020)
- China’s Blue Sky Intellectual Property Industry Rectification Campaign Shows 45% of Violations are for Trademark Squatting and Less Than Half of TM Agencies Signed a Commitment to Abide by the Law - (Posted On Monday, November 09, 2020)
- Chinese Patent Bar Exam Postponed in Western China Due to COVID-19 Outbreak - (Posted On Friday, November 06, 2020)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Updated Regulations on Prohibiting Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights to Exclude and Restrict Competition - (Posted On Wednesday, November 04, 2020)
- China’s Operation Blue Sky Patent Attorney Rectification Campaign Bears Fruit - (Posted On Wednesday, November 04, 2020)
- Criminal Copyright Infringement of Alita Movie Leads to 4-Year Prison Sentence in China - (Posted On Sunday, November 01, 2020)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Draft Patent Linkage Litigation Regulations - (Posted On Friday, October 30, 2020)
- Contents of the Chinese Patent Bar Exam - (Posted On Thursday, October 29, 2020)
- China Releases Q3 2020 Patent Application Filing Data - (Posted On Sunday, October 25, 2020)
- Chinese Applicants Will Soon be Able to Select the European Patent Office as Search Authority in PCT Applications - (Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2020)
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.