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 Supreme People’s Court Rules Utility Model Patent Unenforceable if Corresponding Invention Patent Application Fails to Grants - (Posted On Sunday, August 01, 2021)
- Criminal Arrests for Intellectual Property Crimes in China Up 99% in H1 2021 - (Posted On Tuesday, July 27, 2021)
- China’s General Administration of Customs Announces Typical Cases of Intellectual Property Infringement - (Posted On Tuesday, July 20, 2021)
- China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Typical Unfair Competition Case List - (Posted On Monday, July 19, 2021)
- First Generic Declarations Published on China’s New Patent Linkage System - (Posted On Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Implements Protection of Olympic & Paralympic Logos - (Posted On Monday, July 12, 2021)
- Tackling Bad Faith Trademark Applications or Registrations in China - (Posted On Saturday, July 10, 2021)
- China’s Patent Grants Accelerate By Over 50% in First Half of 2021 - (Posted On Friday, July 09, 2021)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Patent Linkage Administrative Adjudication Measures - (Posted On Thursday, July 08, 2021)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Patent Linkage Trial Provisions - (Posted On Wednesday, July 07, 2021)
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.