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 and Supreme People’s Procuratorate Submit 5-Year Work Reports to the National People’s Congress - (Posted On Monday, March 13, 2023)
- China To Upgrade Status of the China National Intellectual Property Administration - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2023)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 2023 Administrative Protection Work Plan - (Posted On Tuesday, March 07, 2023)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Report on the Judicial Reform of Chinese Courts (2013-2022) - (Posted On Monday, March 06, 2023)
- China Again Top Originator of International Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications in 2022; China’s Huawei Top Filer in 2022 - (Posted On Thursday, March 02, 2023)
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) Scores 35.8 Million RMB Patent Infringement Victory Against CALB - (Posted On Thursday, February 23, 2023)
- Mattel Defeats Chinese Trademark Applicant Attempting to Register “Barbie” for Services Including Artificial Insemination (For Animals) - (Posted On Friday, February 17, 2023)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court: Patentee Entitled to Punitive Damages for Breach of Settlement Agreement - (Posted On Wednesday, February 08, 2023)
- Decathlon Wins Almost 3 Million RMB in Chinese Trade Dress Dispute for Store Design - (Posted On Friday, February 03, 2023)
- The Office of the United States Trade Representative Releases 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Naming 6 Chinese Online Markets - (Posted On Tuesday, January 31, 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.