Steven Rinehart

Steven L. Rinehart is a registered Utah patent attorney who prepares patents and trademarks. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Utah, and studied Computer Science, Naval Science and English as an undergraduate at BYU. Steve regularly files patents on improved mechanical devices. Steve is the founder of www.theopticon.com, a free legal file exchange for attorneys and non-attorneys.

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

J.D. | Law

2000 - 2003

Activities: Moot court, trial advocacy

Brigham Young University

B.A. | Computer Science, English, Naval Science, Mathematics

1997 - 2000

Honors: Dean's list

Activities: Pilot, Software engineer, writer, patent attorney

Attorney

Western IP Law

2007 - Current

Handling patent, trademark, and litigation matters for clients across Utah and the Mountain West.

Bucking Small Claims Court

Utah State Bar

October, 2010

Registered Patent Attorney

US Patent and Trademark Office

Utah

Since 2007

Virginia

Since 2011