Steven Rinehart, Esq. | Utah Trademark Attorney

Steven Rinehart is a Utah trademark attorney handling IP matters.

Steve obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah College of Law in 2003.  He studied Computer 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 nearly $1 million in revenue during their first fiscal years.  Steven also founded theopticon.com, a free legal file exchange. 

Steve has prepared and prosecuted over 200 trademark applications, and has handled over 150 trademark infringement disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP), winning more than two-thirds of those he has handled.  Steve has also handled approximately twenty trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court, including in rem Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) actions in Alexandria, Virginia.  Steve is the only lawyer to have gained approval as  an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar (that registrar being Domain Train).  Steven has handled many matters before the TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board), including numerous trademark opposition proceedings.

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 (recovered 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
BUCK-A-TRAKT
COLBY'S KETTLE CORN 
CORE DESIRE
DESIGNERS ARTWORK
DRYPOD 
DRY-X 
DUNGEON DICE 
EVER ACCOUNTABLE 
FAIRBOURNE STATION 
FOO7 
HOUSE OF FLAGS & BANNERS 
IBUY
ISHR
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
SMARTPAK PRO
SONS OF UTAH PIONEERS
THE BACK NUMBER
THE MURPHY DOOR 
THE SALES MIND 
THE SWEETEST THINGZ 
TOUCH THE CLOUD 
TOUCH THE CLOUD 
URA-FLOOR 
UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION 
VIOLA
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

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