Brett J. Trout

Brett Trout is a patent attorney and nationally recognized speaker on Patent, Trademark and Internet legal issues. He began practicing Intellectual Property Law in 1992, becoming a registered patent attorney in 1993. Since that time, he has drafted over one hundred patents and written three books. His blog, BlawgIT, was voted the sixth best law blog in the world. Brett has been a featured presenter at BlogWorld Expo as well as the 140 Character Conference. He is past President of the Iowa Intellectual Property Association and past Chair of the Iowa State Bar Association Technology Committee. He is also the co-founding director of the Iowa Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts (IVLA) project.