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
- Chinese Utility Model Grants Down 30%, Invention Patent Grants Up Almost 55% in 2024 Q1 - (Posted On Thursday, April 18, 2024)
- China’s Securities Regulatory Commission Proposes Increasing Patent Requirement for IPOs - (Posted On Wednesday, April 17, 2024)
- France’s Arkema S.A. Sues Shanghai Huayi Group Co., Ltd. for 430 Million RMB Patent Infringement - (Posted On Monday, April 15, 2024)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Joins the Patent Prosecution Highway Improvement Initiative in Cooperation with the IP5 - (Posted On Friday, April 12, 2024)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Issues Annual Work Guidelines for Promoting High-Quality Development of IP Rights (2024) - (Posted On Thursday, April 11, 2024)
- 3.5-Year Prison Sentence for Counterfeiting Maotai, the National Drink of China - (Posted On Wednesday, April 10, 2024)
- China (Partially) Switches to Common Law System? - (Posted On Friday, April 05, 2024)
- China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 2024 Budget - (Posted On Wednesday, March 27, 2024)
- China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Summary of IP Judgements for 2023 - (Posted On Tuesday, March 12, 2024)
- China International Patent Filings Down 0.6% in 2023 But Maintains Lead as Top Filer - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 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.