Mr. Vermut practices exclusively in the area of intellectual property law, including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and computer law and related unfair competition matters. His practice includes patent and trademark prosecution, litigation and enforcement, licensing software and on-line service agreements and technology transactions.

• University of Florida, B.S. (Computer Engineering and Mathematics Minor), 1992
• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
• Georgetown University Law Center, L.L.M., With Distinction, 1997

• AV-rated, Martindale Hubbell
• Florida Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” (Intellectual Property Category), 2009
• Graduated First in Class, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
• Articles Editor, Association Editor, Nova Law Review
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Law and Cyberspace Seminar, Georgetown University

• The Florida Bar
• The District of Columbia Bar
• The Colorado Bar
• Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office

• U.S. District Court, Northern District, Middle District and Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District and Western District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States

• President, Intellectual Property Section, Jacksonville Bar Association, 2006, 2007
• Member, Florida Bar Computer Law Committee
• Member, Section of Science and Technology, American Bar Association
• Member, Florida Bar Business Law Section
• Member, The Jacksonville Bar

• Author: "File Caching on the Internet: Technical Infringement or Safeguard for Efficient Network Operation?," Journal of Intellectual Property Law, University of Georgia, Volume 4, 1997.
• Author: "A Synthesis of the Intellectual Property and Antitrust Laws: A Look at Refusals to License Computer Software," Columbia-VLA Journal of Law & the Arts, Columbia University School of Law, Volume 22, No. 1, Fall 1997.
• Presenter: Florida Coastal School of Law, CLE, Litigating Domain Name Disputes and Intellectual Property Contract Issues, October 23, 2009
• Presenter: Jacksonville Bar Association, CLE, Litigating Domain Name Disputes in Florida, October 15, 2009
• Presenter: Jacksonville Bar Association, CLE, Perfecting Security Interests in Intellectual Property Assets, March 14, 2008
• Presenter: Jacksonville Business Journal, Technology Forum and Exposition, Legal Outlook: Considerations for Technology Implementations, March 5, 2008
• Program Guest: WUFT-TV Public Broadcasting Network, Law Matters Television Series, Intellectual Property Rights, aired February 21, 2008
• Presenter: Florida Bar CLE, Beyond the Boilerplate: A Case Method Review of Software License Provisions, Dec. 8, 2005
• Presenter: Intellectual Property Basics, ASME Southeastern Region XI Conference, April 8, 2005
• Presenter: Jacksonville Information Technology Council, Intellectual Property and Computer Law Issues, November 29, 2005
• Presenter: Jacksonville Bar Association, CLE, Understanding Trade Secrets, November 23, 2004
• Presenter: University of Florida Third Annual Law & Technology Conference, Intellectual Property Deal Structure, February 20, 2004
• Presenter: Intellectual Property Issues: Florida Community College at Jacksonville, October 27, 2003
• Presenter: University of North Florida, Protecting Intellectual Property University of North Florida, April 25, 2003
• Presenter: University of North Florida, Intellectual Property Issues at the University of North Florida, 2002
• Presenter: Jacksonville Bar Association, Licensing issues in the Electronic Age, November 2002
• Presenter: Suntrust Bank, Perfecting Security Interests in Intellectual Property Assets, December 2001
• Presenter: Lorman Education Services, Trade Secrets and the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine, 2000
• Presenter: Florida Bar CLE, Fundamentals and Developments in Trademarks, November 5, 1999
• Presenter: Lorman Education Services, Trade Secrets and the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine, 1999
• Presenter: Lorman Education Services, Copyright Damages and Remedies, 1998

Professorships

• Guest Lecturer: Patents, Product Development, and Technology Transfer, University of Florida College of Engineering, 2000-2003
• Adjunct Professor of Law: Patent Law, Advanced Patent Law and Intellectual Property Licensing, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1999-Present
• Adjunct Professor of Law: Patent Law, Florida Coastal School of Law, 1998-2002

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