Stephen Stern

Partner
Melbourne

Stephen is experienced in all facets of intellectual property law and in particular in patent and trade mark litigation and anti-counterfeiting.

A leading authority in all aspects of intellectual property law, Stephen acts for a wide range of clients including luxury goods manufacturers, clothing, footwear and textile producers, film members, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunication and electronic companies.

Stephen is best known for his extensive patent and trade mark litigation practice, including his anti-counterfeiting work for many of the world’s best-known brands. He is also well-known for his extensive wine law practice in which he acts for the French Government, local and foreign winemakers, vignerons, importers and distributors protecting both geographical indications (such as Champagne and Cognac) and trade marks.

He is involved in both domestic and international licensing, franchising and general transfer of intellectual property.

He was nominated as one of the "World Top 20 Trade Mark Lawyers" by Euromoney in August 1999. Stephen has been nominated as Australia's foremost trade mark lawyer, as one of the world's top 20 trade mark law practitioners by Managing Intellectual Property in May 2006. Stephen is amongst the top 25 Trade Mark experts in the world as nominated by the Expert Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers - Best of the Best 2007 and again in Best of the Best 2009. Stephen was appointed a Chevalier in the Ordre du Mérite agricole by a decree of the French Republic dated 17 July 2006.

Stephen leads the National Intellectual Property & Technology practice group.

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