Sergey Vernyuk

Sergey is an Ohio-based registered U.S. Patent Attorney whose practice includes litigating intellectual property (IP) issues, negotiating and implementing agreements involving IP, evaluating and consulting on IP, and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Sergey has appeared before various U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has represented clients (both companies and individuals) across a broad range of sectors, including authors and artists, retail, automotive, industrial equipment, instrumentation, welding, packaging, soil treatment, hunting and outdoor equipment, toys, apparel, food and beverage, forensics, analytics, security and biometrics, medical equipment, software, non-profits, consulting, and insurance.

Prior to working with Emerson Thomson Bennett, Sergey worked with a law firm in Albany, New York, and with an IP law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, in addition to interning with a federal appellate judge. Sergey also has significant experience working in industry as an electrical engineer. Sergey’s experience gives him a well-rounded perspective when advising clients on their intellectual property issues.

Sergey earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University in 2003; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, also from Cleveland State University, in 2004; and Juris Doctorate, second in his class, from the University of Akron School of Law in 2012, where he was also on Law Review. Sergey is a member of the Kathleen M. O’Malley American Inn of Court, and he regularly gives presentations and speaks on IP issues.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Copyrights

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

EDUCATION

• University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio
  • J.D. summa cum laude – 2012
• Cleveland State University
  • MSEE – 2004
• Cleveland State University
  • BEE magna cum laude – 2003

HONORS

• Honoree, Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021)

PRESENTATIONS

• “Developing Guidelines for Ethical and Effective Use of AI” – panel discussion at the University of Akron School of Law’s 26th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy (2024)
• “Effective and Ethical Use of Experts in Litigation: Views from the Bench and Bar” – panel discussion at the University of Akron School of Law’s 25th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy (2023)
• “Patent Marking” – jointly presented at the University of Akron School of Law’s 23rd Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy (2021)
• “Patent-Eligibility After Mayo, Myriad, and Alice” – jointly presented at the University of Akron School of Law’s 22nd Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy (2020)