Jennifer Vanover Attorney At Law

Jennifer is a registered patent attorney in the firm’s Jacksonville office. Jennifer’s practice includes intellectual property, technology, internet and software, licensing, corporate and healthcare. She regularly assists clients with the selection, procurement, protection, enforcement and licensing of their intellectual property rights and confidential and proprietary information.  Jennifer works with clients to develop both short term and long term strategies focused to achieve their goals whether these goals involve the strategic growth of an intellectual property portfolio or the protection of an existing portfolio. Jennifer represents a wide array of clients including large corporations, nonprofit and religious organizations, start-up companies, healthcare companies, technology and internet companies, as well as individuals.

She has extensive experience prosecuting state and federal trademark applications for a variety of clients. Her trademark and patent services include conducting availability searches, preparing registration and infringement opinions, responding to office actions for trademark and patent applications and assisting in managing trademark and patent portfolios. Jennifer routinely assists clients in enforcing their intellectual property rights by preparing cease and desist letters, DMCA and other take down notices.

Jennifer’s technology and software practice includes drafting terms of use, privacy policy and end user license agreements for client websites and mobile applications. In addition she routinely prepares software agreements including SaaS agreements, implementation agreements, and software platform development agreements. She has vast experience drafting and negotiating software agreements for clients, including enterprise resource planning software agreements for clients seeking to integrate and streamline various facets of their business operations, and assisting clients in their companies transition from on-premises server model software to cloud software delivery models.  She regularly assists clients in preparing and negotiating intellectual property and technology agreements relating to the commercialization and distribution of their products, technology, software and related intellectual property, including licensing agreements, purchase orders, manufacturing and supply agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, and distribution agreements.

Additionally, Jennifer assists individuals and corporations operating in the entertainment industry, such as artists, authors, film producers and actors by drafting contracts and releases, including publicity rights releases, production agreements, location release and wrap agreements, translation and dubbing agreements, publishing agreements, speaker and live performance agreements, and master services, consultant and work for hire agreements.

Jennifer graduated with a BA in Chemistry and Criminal Justice from Westfield State University. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and received a certificate in Intellectual Property. She is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions practice group as well as the Healthcare and Religious Organizations practice group. Jennifer joined the firm as a law clerk while at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. 

• Background

  Jennifer grew up in Wayland, Massachusetts. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University, where she doubled majored in chemistry and criminal justice. While at Westfield State she was the president of the Circle K community service organization and was admitted to the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society. During college, Jennifer interned at the Massachusetts State Police, Office of Alcohol Testing. Jennifer obtained her juris doctor from the University of Florida, Levin College of law in 2016. During law school, she interned with Banyan Biomarkers general Counsel’s Office, Three Rivers Legal Services and for the Honorable Judge Robert Fegers of Polk County, FL.

• Education
  • Westfield State University, B.S., chemistry and criminal justice (cum laude, 2009)
    • Commonwealth Honors Program
    • Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude, 2016)
    • Phi Delta Phi Honors Society
    • Journal of Law and Public Policy, General Editor
    • National Order of the Coif
• Admissions
  • Florida
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
• Professional Associations and Memberships
  • The Florida Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • Jacksonville Bar Association
    • Young Lawyers Division
  • Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
    • General Member, October 2016 - November 2016
    • Judicial Reception Planning Committee Member, November 2016 - June 2018
    • Board Member: Co-Awards Chair, June 2018 - Present
• Articles and Publications
  • Author, "The Amazon Effect and its Impact on a Brand: It’s About Seller Beware," Jacksonville Daily Record, December 2017 
• Civic
  • Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2021
• Presentations and Seminars
  • "IP Fundamentals and Considerations When Developing Your Product," International Beauty Association, April 14, 2022