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
- Kunshan Court Sentences Defendants to 4-Year Prison Term for Selling Game Cheat Plug-Ins in Chinese Criminal Copyright Infringement Case - (Posted On Thursday, July 06, 2023)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases “Provisions Prohibiting Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights to Exclude and Restrict Competition” - (Posted On Thursday, June 29, 2023)
- 2022 Annual Report of the China National Intellectual Property Administration: 955,000 Patent Applications Were ‘Abnormal’ - (Posted On Wednesday, June 14, 2023)
- Drop in Chinese Utility Model Grants Accelerates in April 2023 in Shift from Quantity to Quality - (Posted On Sunday, June 04, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration to Cease Accepting Trademark Applications from Agencies that Failed to Reregister - (Posted On Friday, June 02, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 8-Point Work Plan for 2023 - (Posted On Monday, May 29, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases “Guidelines for the Determination of Abnormal Patent Applications and the Handling of Matters after the Determination” - (Posted On Sunday, May 28, 2023)
- China Releases Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022) - (Posted On Monday, May 15, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Revokes Licenses of 5 Patent Firms for Filing Over 30,000 Abnormal Patent Applications - (Posted On Wednesday, May 10, 2023)
- China Releases Typical Cases of China Customs Intellectual Property Protection in 2022 - (Posted On Monday, May 08, 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.