

Thomas Stein
Attorney
Frankfurt am Main
Eschersheimer Landstraße 25-27
60322 Frankfurt am Main
T +49 69 95 957-430
F +49 69 95 957-222
Admitted in: 1999
Universities: Frankfurt am Main
- Practice areas
- Legal practice
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Mr. Stein has been working as a lawyer since 1999. He has extensive experience in advising and representing national and international clients in court in the fields of intellectual property law, distribution law, trademark and licensing law and IT law. He advises companies on the conduct and defence of injunction and action proceedings in the field of trademark and competition law, as well as with regard to distribution and copyright law, and on the design of advertising campaigns and websites, and on the formulation of press releases.
Mr. Stein focuses on advising his clients on global anti-counterfeit strategies, parallel imports, including national and EU-wide customs declarations and related (cross-border) litigation as well as custom seizure proceedings.
Representative clients (excerpt):
- Constant advice and representation of various worldwide known fashion and lifestyle brands in the civil and criminal prosecution of product imitations and product manipulations (product piracy) as well as in various competition law matters.
- Constant advice on competition and trademark law and representation of a globally active luxury cosmetics manufacturer.
- Permanent trademark law advice and representation of an internationally renowned sports goods manufacturer.
- Competition law and trademark law advice and representation of a family-owned company which is one of the market leaders in German-speaking countries with the product ranges fittings, glass and metal construction.
- Areas of expertise
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- Litigation
- Trademarks
- Product Piracy Task Force
- Licensing law
- Distribution Systems / Franchises
- Registered Designs
- Unfair Competition Law
- Artificial Intelligence
- Copyright Law
- Sports Law
- Media Law
- Press Law
- IT Contract Law (IT Projects, Business Process Outsourcing, XaaS)
- Transportation and Cargo Business/Shipping
- Memberships
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German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht; GRUR)
- Languages
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German, English
- Education and career
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Since 10/2019
Partner at FPS - IP/IT2013 - 09/2019
Managing Partner Bear + Wolf (powered by Winterstein | Rechtsanwälte) – Head of IP/IT1999 - 2012
WINTERSTEIN RECHTSANWÄLTE2003
Shearman & Sterling
- Publications
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- Kein Drittschutz arzneimittelrechtlicher Kennzeichnungsvorschriften zugunsten von Markeninhabern, in: GRUR-Prax 2022, 160
- Brands in the worldwide legal service market, in: World Trademark Review
- Trademark as company asset (Die Marke als Unternehmenswert), in: Wirtschaftsecho 10/11 2009
- Crime Scene Ebay (Tatort Ebay), in: 11. April 2007 – X-Ray 4/ 2007
- Awards
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The Legal 500 Deutschland
Thomas Stein recommended in Intellectual Property - trademarksAnti-Piracy Lawyer of the year in Germany
(November 2014 – 2015 Corporatre Intl. Magazine Award)Trademark Firm of the year
(October 2014 – 2015 Corporate Intl. Magazine Legal Award)Client Choice Award 2014 Intellectual Property (Markenrecht) Germany
(April 2014 – Client Choice)