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.
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- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Work Report to the National People’s Congress - (Posted On Friday, March 08, 2024)
- China’s IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court Releases Statistics and Top 10 Influential Cases for 5-Year Anniversary of Founding - (Posted On Tuesday, February 27, 2024)
- IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court Releases Top 10 Influential Cases at 5-Year Anniversary of Founding - (Posted On Monday, February 26, 2024)
- Chinese Copyright Registrations Up 40% in 2023 - (Posted On Tuesday, February 20, 2024)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Upholds 79 Million RMB Win for Château Lafite Rothschild in Wine Trademark Case - (Posted On Tuesday, January 30, 2024)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Upholds 201.54 Million RMB Trade Secret Verdict - (Posted On Sunday, January 28, 2024)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Clarifies Conditions Needed to Prove Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed in Bad Faith - (Posted On Saturday, January 27, 2024)
- China Trademark Registrations Down 29% in 2023 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 23, 2024)
- Beijing Internet Court Releases Translation of Li vs. Liu Recognizing Copyright in Generative AI - (Posted On Monday, January 22, 2024)
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.