Trent L. Hoffman

Associate

Phoenix

Services

Biography

Trent Hoffman focuses his practice in intellectual property law. His experience includes patent and trademark prosecution and litigation, intellectual property dispute resolution, and facilitating transactions involving intellectual property.

Trent is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has prepared, filed, and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a variety of industries and technologies, including robotic systems, industrial equipment, computer software and hardware, medical devices, composite materials, aerospace systems, engines, nacelles, landing gears, aircraft wheels and brakes, fuel cells, electrical power generation and control, the automotive industry, and outdoor sports, and hunting.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

Arizona
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Arizona

Education

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D.)
- Intellectual Property Certificate
- Steven G. Lisa Foundation Advanced Patent Scholar
- Certificate in Law, Science and Technology
- Intellectual Property Student Association, 2L and 3L Representative
- CALI Awards – Patent Drafting, Creditor Remedies
Arizona State University (M.S., Electrical Engineering)
Arizona State University (B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering)
- Dean’s List

Languages

Portuguese

Experience

Previous Professional Experience

Snell & Wilmer, Patent Agent (2014-2021)
Arizona State University, Remote Sensing Analyst Intern working with Coherent Doppler Lidar Machines and Data (2013-2014)

Community Involvement

Wildlife for Tomorrow, Board of Directors
St. Mary’s Food Bank, Volunteer
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volunteer Representative, Mozambique, Africa (2009-2011)

Representative Presentations and Publications

“Intellectual Property 101 For Entrepreneurs,’’ Co-Presenter, Better Business Bureau (BBB) Breakthrough Accelerator Program (April 29, 2025)
“Patenting Functionally Claimed Biological Compounds After Amgen v. Sanofi,,” Co-Author, Drug Discovery Online (July 10, 2023)
“Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi to Decide Enablement Question,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer SWIPLit Blog (January 19, 2023)
“Patents and Trademarks for Dental Professionals,” Co-Presenter, Arizona Dental Association (October 22, 2020)

Firm News

Snell & Wilmer Attorney Trent Hoffman Joins Board of Directors of Wildlife for Tomorrow

Apr 25, 2022