SPEAK WITH A PATENT ATTORNEY NOW: 888-941-9933 | | STEVEN RINEHART - Utah Patent Attorney |  | |
| BACKGROUND | Steven Rinehart is a registered patent attorney who regularly handles prepares, prosectues, secures and enforces IP rights. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the the University of Utah College of Law in 2003, and studied Computer Science, Naval Science and English as an undergraduate before getting his degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Before becoming a lawyer, he started and sold several Internet companies, and has an iron grasp of the virtual frontier, from coding trends to SEO, and of litigating cases involving the same. Steve specializes in patent law (also practicing Internet law). Steve regularly files patents on improved mechanical devices. Steve is also interested in domain name disputes and software patents relating to the Internet, steganography and cryptology. Steve has been featured in the ECT News and Associated Press, is a member of the Utah Trial Lawyers' Association and founder of www.theopticon.com, a free legal file exchange for attorneys and non-attorneys alike. | |
ADMISSIONS | EDUCATION | Licensed:2007
Bar No.11,494
| Utah State Bar Association | Licensed:2007
Reg No.61,403
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | Admitted:2007
| American Bar Association | Admitted:2007
| American IP Law Association |
| Juris Doctorate
(JD) 2003
| University of Utah
College of Law
| Bachelor of Arts
(BA) 2000
| Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
| Licensed Pilot
2005
| Federal Aviation Administraton (FAA)
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CONTACT INFO | PERSONAL MESSAGE | | Telephone (U.S.): | 888-941-9933 | | Facsimilie No. (U.S.): | 801-665-1292 | | Mobile Telephone No. (U.S.): | 801-347-5173 | | Email: | steve@uspatentlaw.us | | V-Card: | download | | Physical Address: | 50 West Broadway, Suite 1200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
United States of America |
| I work in association with other patent attorneys/agents with backgrounds in most of the major technical arts, and write, and have written, patents for many well-respected companies including IBM. I regularly file patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the U.S. Receiving Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). I can also help you handle litigation matters, including patent infringement lawsuits, trademark opposition proceedings, and ICANN UDRP domain name disputes. Whatever your IP needs, I can offer you expeditious and competent representation -- and can arrange to communicate with you in your native language. I am available to clients anytime, including days, nights and weekends. I regularly travel to California, and may be able to offer clients in California and New York better rates on patent preparation and prosecution, as well as domain name disputes, than local attorneys. |
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REPRESENTATIVE CASES | WRITING SAMPLES | | Comprehensive Recent Federal Litigation | * Avid Amiri v. TruckMaster Logistic Systems, Case No. 2:09-CV-374, Filed May 1, 2009 (With Rinehart representing Defendant in IP infringement, case settled with a cash payment from Plaintiff to Defendant and transfer from Plaintiff to Defendant of a disputed Internet domain name).
| * Fashion Career Center, Inc. v. Apple Computer, Inc., Vurgood, et al., Case No. 2:10-CV-195, Filed May 1, 2009 (Representing Plaintiff in IP infringment action, case settled for a cash and a permanent injunction in favor of Plaintiff).
| * Universal Trim Supply v. K&K Trading, Case No. 2:09-CV-18, Filed (Patent infringement case pending).
| * RentMaster, Inc. v. , Case No. 2:10-CV-319, Filed March 1, 2010 (Trademark infringement case pending).
| * Phiten Co., Ltd., v. The Dugout, Case No., Filed (Trademark infringement case pending).
| * Bullex System, Inc. v. Jin Hao Young, Case No., Filed (Trademark infringement case pending).
| | Reported Appellate Decisions | * Robertson Marine v. I4 Solutions, Case No. 20080962-CA, Filed January 22, 2010, 2010 UT App 9 (represented Apellant in seeking review of trial court's non-award of attorney fees to prevailing party/client).
| | Complete Trial History | * Robertson Marine Inc. v. I4 Solutions, Inc., (represented Defendants and defeated all of Plaintiffs' claims in trial against McIntyre and Golden while prevailing on Defendant/client's counterclaims, finishing trial with judgment in favor of Defendants on claims and counterclaims).
| * Gordon Grotepas v. Stephen and Julie Pinchak, (represented Plaintiff and prevailed in trial against Smith Knowles representing Defendants. Awarded judgment for all of claimed damages plus attorney fees against defendants).
| * Brooke Weisbender v. C & A International, Inc., (represented plaintiff in product liability case against manufacturer of motorcycle brake lever which caused nearly fatal motorcycle accident. Was awarded 80% of claimed damages against product manufacturer.)
| * I4 Solutions, Inc. v. Martin Braden, (trial is scheduled before Judge Page of Utah's Second District Court).
| Note: This trial list does not include seven (7) small claims trials, in all of which Mr. Rinehart prevailed.
| | Recent Domain Name Dispute Victories | | bitzip.com; bullex.com; fbomb.com; fpscheats.com; graduateschools.com; iboss.com; mia.com; pass-guarantee.com; spudos.com; resumepro.com; ukhouseclearances.com; royalnissan.com; lawspeak.com; | | Representative Clients | | Click Here |
| | Recently Published Patent Applications | | Click Here For List | | | | Office Action Response Samples | | Click Here For List | | | | Litigation Writing Samples | * Implied Breach of Contract Complaint - U.S. District Court
| * Patent Infringement Answer and Counterclaims - U.S. District Court
| * Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) Complaint - U.S. District Court
| * Trademark Infringement Complaint - U.S. District Court
| * Rule 37 Motion for Sanctions - State Court
| | * Rule 54 Motion to Reconsider - State Court |
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TESTIMONIALS | "I want to let you know how pleased I am with the legal services that have been rendered from Steven Rinehart. Myself and my business partner worked directly with Steven Rinehart, and I cannot tell you how professional and courteous he is. His attention to detail and understanding of the intricacies of our legal issues were second to none. He took quality time to review our projects, and, as we brought other projects to him, I wondered if the quality of his work would diminish. I am happy to report that it did not, in fact, as we gained a greater rapport with him, my expectations were exceeded! I feel every legal project, be it a lawsuit, patent case, domain name dispute, etc. all of them were handled with the same care and detailed attention that were given to us in the very first case we brought to him. I can honestly say that I would recommend USPatentLaw.com to anyone, as I have already sent numerous friends and business acquaintances to work with this firm and all have reported back that they had the same experience that I continue to have. We look forward to working with USPatentLaw.com for many years to come."
--Brandon Anderson
I4 Solutions
| "Steven Rinehart is an expert in domain name disputes."
-- OC3 Entertainment
"I don't know what we would have done without you."
-- TruckMaster
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