Stephen P. "Steve" Meleen

Stephen P. "Steve" Meleen


Pirkey Barber PLLC

Recognized since 2011

Austin, Texas

Practice Areas

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Trademark Law

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Steve Meleen has specialized in trademark law since he began his career with Arnold White & Durkee in 1996. Steve handles all aspects of trademark and unfair competition law, and primarily focuses on trademark litigation. He is also experienced in copyright counseling and litigation.

Steve has been actively involved in internet developments and policies affecting trademark owners, and devotes a significant portion of his practice to internet-related trademark issues. He has served as Chair of the Trademark Internet and Trademark Litigation Committees of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and Chair of the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section’s Trademark Committee.

Steve received his J.D. with honors from The University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of Texas Law Review and Order of the Coif. Before law school, he was a nuclear engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, where he specialized in reactor plant shielding of nuclear-powered submarines, aircraft carriers, and guided-missile cruisers.

Location
  • 1801 East Sixth Street, Suite 300
    Austin, TX 78702
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Oral Roberts University, BS, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association - Chair, Trademark Litigation Committee
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association - Chair, Trademark Internet Committee
  • The Honorable Lee Yeakel IP Inn of Court - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Austin Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
  • Austin Intellectual Property Law Association - Treasurer and Board Member (2017)
  • International Trademark Association - Online Trademark Use Subcommittee, Prior Chair
  • State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section - Chair, Trademark Committee, Nominating Committee, Council Member
  • Texas Law Review Association Board of Directors Sustaining Life Members - Board Member
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Member

Pirkey Barber PLLC
Headquarters: Austin, Texas

17 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Trademark Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Austin (2022)
  • Trademark Law, Austin (2019)
  • Trademark Law, Austin (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
Special Focus:
  • Trademark
Awards:
  • Chambers & Partners USA, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright in Texas (2015, 2016)
  • “Lawyer of the Year” for Trademark Law in Austin, Best Lawyers® by Woodward/White, Inc. (2013)
  • Managing Intellectual Property – Top Seven Outstanding IP Litigators in Texas (2015)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White, Inc. (2011-2016)
  • Trade Mark Expert Guide, Legal Media Group (2014-2016)
  • Texas Super Lawyers® list, a Thomson Reuters service (2015-2017)
  • Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Commander’s Special Achievement Award, 1990
  • WTR 1000 The World's Leading Trademark Professionals, World Trademark Review (2011-2016)
  • Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars (2013-16)
  • Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers, Law Business Research Ltd. (2007 – 2016
  • Texas Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters service (2004)

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