Steven A. Abreu

Steve Abreu’s pragmatic approach to trademark clearance, registration and enforcement helps a wide range of enterprises meet their intellectual property protection goals. Steve’s clients are varied and include renowned instructions of higher learning, business consulting, consumer products, specialty magazines, and specialized medical products. He also represents well-known manufacturers of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. Steve’s strategic outlook on trademark and copyright protection has assisted both large clients and small businesses in the United States and abroad. He also counsels foreign trademark applicants to successful registration of their Madrid-based U.S. trademark applications.

Experience

Steve has filed and prosecuted hundreds of trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and assisted clients with their international trademark protection strategies.
Steve has successfully represented many clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and federal courts
Steve advises clients engaged in international trademark oppositions before various administrative bodies in Europe, Australia and Asia.
Steve works with many small businesses and start-ups to determine how to best protect intellectual property and the beginning of a business venture.
Steve also specializes in trademark and copyright licensing, and has experience licensing world famous consumer brands for cross-market promotional purposes.

Professional and Community Involvement

Member of the International Trademark Association, and Boston Bar Association.
Founder and Commissioner of Massa/tchoukball, the United States’ only non-school Tchoukball league, dedicated to growing interest in the sport of Tchoukball in the US.
Participates in mentoring activities with the Citizen Schools 8^th Grade Academy program.

Bar and Court Admissions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Recent Publications/Presentations

A Covenant Not to Sue Can Disable a Competitor’s Trademark Cancellation Action–But at What Cost?—January 17, 2013
Crazy In Love With Trademarks: What Can Jay-Z and Beyoncé Teach Us About Trademark Filing?—April 19, 2012
Starbucks Absorbs Another Loss in Its Long Trademark Battle with Charbucks—January 19, 2012
How To Keep Your Brand Name Out of the Adult Industry’s Neighborhood—May 18, 2011
New Copyright Law Touches on Publication and Recordkeeping Issues—January 18, 2011
Going Once, Going Twice: Tiffany Makes Another Bid to Restrict Auctions of Counterfeit Jewelry on eBay—May 18, 2010

Honors

Steve was named to the Rising Stars list in the practice area of intellectual property in 2010-2011 in Massachusetts, a list limited to 2.5% of the outstanding emerging lawyers in the state who are age 40 and under, or have been practicing 10 years or less. The attorneys featured in Rising Stars were selected by their peers in an extensive nomination and polling process conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters and seen in a special advertising section in Boston magazine.