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 Releases Typical Cases on Film Intellectual Property Protection - (Posted On Thursday, November 09, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Guidelines on Subject Matter Eligibility of Utility Model Patents - (Posted On Thursday, November 09, 2023)
- China’s National People’s Congress Releases Translation of Criminal Law Including IP Provisions - (Posted On Monday, November 06, 2023)
- China’s National People’s Congress Publishes Translation of the Seed Law - (Posted On Saturday, November 04, 2023)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Adjusts Jurisdiction of their IP Tribunal - (Posted On Thursday, November 02, 2023)
- Hangzhou Issues “Implementation Rules of Hangzhou Municipal Intellectual Property Special Fund Allocation Factors” To Subsidize Foreign IP Litigation - (Posted On Thursday, November 02, 2023)
- 4.5-Year Prison Sentence in Shanghai for Counterfeiting of Anchor Butter - (Posted On Friday, October 27, 2023)
- China’s Quantity to Quality Shift in Patents Continues Trend in 2023 Q3 - (Posted On Friday, October 20, 2023)
- Supreme People’s Court Releases Typical Cases Involving Personality Rights - (Posted On Tuesday, October 17, 2023)
- Shenzhen Proposes Ending Patent Grant Subsidies Two Years Early - (Posted On Saturday, October 07, 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.