Steven Rinehart, Esq. | Utah Patent Attorney

Steven Rinehart is a registered patent attorney licensed before the State of Utah, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah College of Law in 2003.  He studied Computer Science, Naval Science and English as an undergraduate, graduating from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah in 2000. Before becoming a lawyer, Steve founded and sold several Internet companies, including eWatches.com and PrizeWise.com, which both grossed over $1 million in revenue during their first years in business.  Steven also founded theopticon.com, a free legal file exchange. 

Steven has prepared and prosecuted over 200 patent applications and over 150 trademark applications.  Steven regularly files patent applications on mechanical, elecrical and software inventions, with experience borth writing and litigating these patents.  Steven has also handled over 120 UDRP domain name disputes, winning more than two-thirds of those he has handled.  Steven regularly handles patent and trademark litigation in US district courts, including in rem Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) actions in Virginia.  Steven is the only attorney to own and have been approved as an ICANN-accredited as domain name registrar (that registrar being Domain Train).  Steven has handled matters before the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) and TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) as well as over 100 lawsuits in state and federal courts, including patent infringement matters in federal courts in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Florida, Virginia and California.

Steven has helped clients sell domain names for more than $1 million, and can help venture capitalists and creditors perfect security interests in domain names using UCC-1 Financing Statements.

Recently Issued Patents by Rinehart

Improvised Adjustable Guide Rod For Semiautomatic Pistols
Doorframe Jig and Method
Multi-Function Ukulele Chord Wheel
Exercise Ring
Handheld, Integrated Multifunction Shovel
Motorhome with Onboard Touring Car, Elevator, and Crew Cabin
Detachable Shoe Protector
Computer Implemented Semantic Search Methodology, System and Computer Program Product for Determining Information Density in Text
Apparatus, System and Method for Composite and Symmertrical Hybrid Electronic Connectors
Compact Portable Auger Rack for Single-Operator Function
Hydraulically-Actuated Horizontal Flush-Cut Radio Concrete Saw and Trip Hazard Removal Method
Bi-Fuel and Dual-Fuel Automotive Combustible Gas Detection Apparatus and Method
Golf Swing Training Apparatus
Method, System and Computer Program Product for Management of Roping Contestant Entries
Locking Electrical Socket
Interchangeable Transmission Cradle Attachment for Lift Jack 
Tamper-Resistant Emergency Medication Reserve Repository
Economic Means of Aspirating a Fuel Combustion Engine with Non-Atmospheric Gases to Produce a Subsequently Useful Byproduct
Means of Processing Fuel Grade Petroleum Coke for Use in Internal Combustion Engines
Convective Dissolution of Salts in Situ Ponds
Means for Directing a Caller Through and Interactive Voice Response System and of Making Use of Prerecorded Precategorized Scripts
Enterprise System and Computer Program Product for Inter-Connecting Multiple Parties in an Interactive Environment Exhibiting Virtual Picture Books
Apparatus, System and Method for Stepper Motor Stall Detection
Apparatus and Method for Securement of Two-Dimensional Bar Codes with Geometric Symbology

Recently Won UDRP Domain Name Disputes by Rinehart

Recently Won Domain Names in Federal Court by Rinehart

• ezq.com (won federal ex parte TRO forcing VeriSign to strip this three-letter domain from its Chinese registrant and deliver to California corp);
• ksoftware.com (won federal court transfer order in Virginia stripping this domain from its Caribbean registrant for Kentucky corp); 
• truckmaster.com (won domain in settlement during ACPA federal case after removing case from state court and after UDRP loss); 
• bullex.com (won federal transfer order stripping this domain from its Korean registrant for New York corp); 
• websitelawyer.com (a rare case invovling trademark infringement in state court resulting in order to VeriSign to seize and change domain registration from the Cayman Islands);

RECENT TRADEMARKS BY RINEHART

AMERICAN SLEEP ASSOCIATION 
BARBARI
BLUENUTRA
BLUENUTRA2
BRITE NITES
COLBY'S KETTLE CORN
CORE DESIRE
DRYPOD
DRY-X
DUNGEON DICE
EVER ACCOUNTABLE
FAIRBOURNE STATION
FOO7
HOUSE OF FLAGS & BANNERS
IBUY
INDIAN ART OF AMERICA
KEMSTRONG
KONESOON
LEADS THROUGH INNOVATION
LEGACY TREE
MACHINE RUNNER
MAEBAND
MARCI LOCK
MYCO2
MY MIC SOUNDS CHRIST
NETLINK VOICE
NUTRA TRUE
ONE STEP MILLIONAIRE
ORIGINAL CHUBBY MELT
PERSONET TRAINER
PLUS ONE
PROGUARD PEST CONTROL
PROSLEEV
PSR
REACH MORE
READY GUN
RELTUS
RESULTS-ORIENTED REPRESENTATION
RUSTOP
RUTHLESS SUPPLEMENTS
SALT CITY VODKA
SHARE
SHARE
THE MURPHY DOOR
THE SALES MIND
THE SWEETEST THINGZ
TOUCH THE CLOUD
TOUCH THE CLOUD
URA-FLOOR
UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION
VIP RETREATS
WATCH DOG HOME INSPECTORS
XERVEO

Recent Publications by Rinehart & Reported Decisions

Bucking Small Claim Courts - UTAH BAR J. 32, 33–34 (Sep. 4, 2010) (quoted by the Supreme Court in Allen v. Moyer, 2011 UT 44, 259 P.3d 1049).

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).  
For the Audio File of Steve's Oral Argument Click HERE.

Writing Samples by Rinehart

Patent Litigation Samples

Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Patent Infringement)

Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Patent Infringement)

Trademark Litigation Samples

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (ACPA)

Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay (Doctrine of Absention)

Transcript of Rinehart's Oral Argument in Support of Summary Judgment (Audio here)

Media

Video clip on answers to common patent questions (Audio only here)

Video clip on domain name dispute fundaments (Part 1 of 2) (Audio only here)

Video clip on domain name dispute fundaments (Part 2 of 2) (Audio only here)

News Articles About Rinehart's Cases

• Salt Lake Tribune (2012): Thieves Steal Company's Web Domain Name
• Associated Press (AP) (2009): Web Name Theft
• The Domains (2013): Nintendo Loses UDRP on Wiiu.com
• Herald Journal (2014): USU Trademark Tiff
• eCommerce Times (2008): IP Pointers for E-Tailers
• Domain Name Wire (2010): CitizenHawk Nailed
• Internet Commerce Association (2009): UDRP Decisions Causes Concern
• The Domains (2012): EZQ.com Get Hit
• Online Domain (2014): Meet the Attorney that Represents Attorneys
• Underground Bunker (2014): Angry Gay Pope Loses Domain
• Online Domain (2013): UDRP Complaint for PhaseEight.com Denied