Aaron Wininger is a Principal and Director of the China Intellectual Property Practice. Aaron counsels both U.S. and Chinese companies on patent and trademark portfolio development, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and cross-border enforcement of intellectual property rights, including enforcement of patents via Amazon’s Patent Evaluation Express (APEX) program. He has worked with clients in the areas of software, networks, lasers, medical devices, semiconductors and physics. His knowledge of both the Chinese and American markets allows him to advise his clients as they expand and enforce their intellectual property portfolios. He frequently publishes articles on his blog, China IP Law Update.
Aaron was named a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader in intellectual property in 2020 and 2022. (The National Law Review is operated by the National Law Forum, LLC.)
In 2023, Aaron was selected for the IAM Strategy 300 (Law Business Research). IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists highlights individuals who develop excellent IP value creation strategies and put them into action.
Aaron has worked in China for more than a decade and is conversational in Mandarin.
Aaron is quoted regularly in major periodicals regarding IP law including Bloomberg, IPLaw360, IAM, Asia IP Magazine, Managing IP, The Fashion Law, and the South China Morning Post. He is a frequent contributor to 闻宁阁美国知识产权报. You can subscribe via WeChat by scanning the following QR code:
Aaron Wininger（闻宁阁）是SLW的中国知识产权总监。Aaron为美国和中国公司提供关于专利和商标组合开发、不侵权和无效意见以及知识产权的跨境实施等咨询。他曾在软件、网络、激光、医疗设备、半导体和物理领域与客户开展合作。他对中国和美国市场的了解使他能够在客户扩大和加强知识产权投资组合时为他们提供建议。他经常在博客“中国知识产权法更新”和微信公众号“闻宁阁美国知识产权报”上发表文章。
