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 Boston Patent Law Association's Foreign Practices Committee
• Member of the International Trademark Association
• Member of the Boston Bar Association
• President of the United States Tchoukball Association, governing body for tchoukball in the United States and dedicated to growing interest in the sport of tchoukball among amateur athletes in the United States.
• Participates in mentoring activities with the Citizen Schools 8th Grade Academy program.

Bar and Court Admissions

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

Honors

• Selected by World Trademark Review to the WTR 1000 Silver list for Individuals: Enforcement and Litigation, and Individuals: Prosecution and Strategy (2014-2023). The WTR 1000 is the only definitive guide dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. An extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the leading trademark law firms and individuals in over 80 global jurisdictions.
• Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Trademark Law, 2019–2025.
  • Recognized as the 2023 Best Lawyers® Trademark Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Boston
• Recognized in Massachusetts Super Lawyers®, part of Thompson Reuters, 2020–2024.
  • Recognized in Massachusetts Rising Stars from 2010–2019

Recent Publications/Presentations

Big Changes to Canada’s Trademark Laws—January 15, 2019

Study Demonstrates Positive Economic Impact of Trademark Filing—July 17, 2018

A Joke So Funny Louis Vuitton Forgot to Laugh – The Danger of Suing Over a Parody—February 14, 2017

Goodbye OHIM, Hello EUIPO− −Changes to Trademark Law in Europe—April 15, 2016

Issues Resolved in an Administrative Trademark Proceeding May Bind Federal Courts in Subsequent Infringement Actions—July 21, 2015

Briefings from the Trademark Universe—February 26, 2015

Testimonial

“I have worked with Steve for nearly a decade. I have found him during that time to be an excellent and very knowledgeable trademark attorney. He is insightful and cares a lot for his clients, and I would highly recommend him to anyone who asked me. I have also worked with others at the Sunstein law firm and find the firm to be excellent overall.”