Steven E. Klein

Of Counsel

T 503.778.5283 Portland
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Steven Klein provides trademark and brand protection services to clients in the food and beverage, restaurant, healthcare, entertainment, apparel, and technology industries. He provides practical, results-oriented advice to clients on the selection, clearance, registration, licensing, policing, and defense of their trademarks. He works as part of a team focused on providing responsive, cost-effective counsel to clients in all aspects of their trademark needs.

Practice Highlights

Brand protection

Steve guides clients through the process of selecting and protecting trademarks. He explains the strategy, procedure, and costs involved in protecting trademarks, both domestically and internationally. Steve helps identify the options that meet each client’s specific goals while taking into account potential risks and available resources.

Policing and defense

Steve advises clients on all aspects of enforcing their trademarks and defending against challenges made by others. Steve investigates, develops, and implements cost-efficient approaches to remedying the misuse of trademarks in the marketplace. He also represents clients in opposition, cancellation, and concurrent use proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in trademark infringement, unfair competition, and cybersquatting disputes in federal court.
* Denotes experience completed at a prior firm

Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon, 2005
  • New York, 1998
  • New Jersey, 1997
  • U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 2005
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1997
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1999
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2003

Education

  • J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, 1997, with honors
    • Order of the Coif
  • B.A., English, Political Science, University of Rochester, 1991, cum laude

Memberships & Affiliations

    • International Trademark Association
    • Intellectual Property Section, Oregon State Bar
    • President, Board of Directors, Mittleman Jewish Community Center
    • President, Board of Directors, Portland Jewish Academy

Background

    • Of Counsel, Stoel Rives, Portland, Ore., 2005-2017
    • Associate, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP, New York, N.Y., 1998-2004
    • Judicial Clerk, Hon. Ronald J. Hedges, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Newark, N.J., 1997-1998
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