Steve Abreu takes a pragmatic approach to trademark clearance, registration and enforcement to help a wide range of enterprises meet their intellectual property protection and business goals. Steve’s clients are varied and include renowned institutions of higher learning, consumer and medical product companies, and specialty magazines. He also represents well-known manufacturers of pharmaceuticals 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. Steve is Chair of the Trademark and Copyright Practice.
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.
- Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2019-2021 for Trademark Law.
- Listed in World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 for prosecution and strategy as well as enforcement and litigation (2014-2021).
- Named a Super Lawyer for Intellectual Property (2020), and a "Rising Star" (2010-2019) in Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1618
