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
- Beijing Fines Alibaba 100,000 RMB for Malicious Trademark Filings - (Posted On Friday, October 16, 2020)
- Chinese Patent Prosecution Flow - (Posted On Wednesday, October 14, 2020)
- China Releases Report on Development Status of the National Patent Agency Industry (2019) - (Posted On Friday, October 09, 2020)
- China Announces Completion of Their Third Generation Nuclear Reactor Backed by Over a Thousand Patents - (Posted On Monday, October 05, 2020)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Guiding Opinions on Trial of Civil Cases Involving Intellectual Property Rights of E-commerce Platforms - (Posted On Sunday, October 04, 2020)
- China National Intellectual Property Administration to Close from October 1 – 8, 2020 - (Posted On Tuesday, September 29, 2020)
- China’s Draft Measures for the Administration of Trademark Agencies Should Further Reduce Trademark Squatting - (Posted On Monday, September 28, 2020)
- China Releases Antitrust Guidelines for Intellectual Property - (Posted On Monday, September 28, 2020)
- China Issues Draft Provisions on the Protection of Geographical Indications - (Posted On Thursday, September 24, 2020)
- China Introduces Proposed Patent Linkage System for Comment - (Posted On Wednesday, September 23, 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.