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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 advises on trademark infringement, unfair competition, and cybersquatting disputes in federal court.

1% for the Planet

Responsible for worldwide trademark portfolio and enforcement for non-profit focused on encouraging and facilitating charitable support of environmental organizations.

Boiling Crab Franchise Co.

Responsible for trademark enforcement for THE BOILING CRAB chain of Cajun-influenced seafood restaurants.

Dutch Bros LLC v. Denco Horeca Beheer B.V.

Represented Dutch Bros in successful opposition to registration of DUTCH4LIFE marks before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Sock It To Me, Inc. v. DK-GA, Inc.

Represented Sock It To Me in successful opposition to registration of SOCK EM' mark before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Garan, Incorporated v. Manimal, LLC

Secured a rare order from an Oregon federal judge reversing a decision of the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB). The judge found that client's Garanimals mark is famous and entitled to broad protection and cancelled the TTAB's registration of a similar brand name for clothing. (January 2022)
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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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
    • Board of Directors, Mittleman Jewish Community Center
    • 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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Publications
03.29.24
News
World Trademark Review Names 10 IP Attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine as Among the Nation's Best Read More
11.04.15
Presentations
“Cease and Desist Letters: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck,” Oregon State Bar Intellectual Property Section, Monthly IP Brown Bag CLE
Publications
01.23.15
Publications
“'IPA' Really Could Have Been A Trademark For Beer,” Law360 https://www.law360.com/articles/613258/ipa-really-could-have-been-a-trademark-for-beer External Link
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