On September 8, 2015 the US Patent and Trademark Office registered the trademark “E-Cat The New Fire” to Leonardo Corporation. The way I understand trademarks is that this gives Leonardo Corp. the sole right to use this phrase in commercial activity (in the United States).
The registration page for the trademark on the USPTO website shows that this trademark can be used in connection with various goods and services, in summary: “Catalytic converters for producing thermal energy, in particular steam, through the use of hydrogen and nickel, but not for use in the water, wastewater, or process treatment industries.”
Thanks to Franco Morici on Facebook for providing this image of the registration certificate.
