Joyce B. Klemmer, Esq. joined JAMS following a rewarding career spanning more than three decades representing US and European clients in complex intellectual property and business and commercial litigation. As a mediator, she is known for her commitment to and creativity in settling disputes. As an arbitrator, she is known for her careful attention to the facts and the law.

Ms. Klemmer has successfully resolved hundreds of cases spanning numerous industry sectors, including technology, health care, finance, consumer products, joint ventures/asset acquisition and entertainment, among others.

Ms. Klemmer has an active mediation practice resolving intellectual property disputes nationally and internationally. She is well-versed in issues related to copyright, patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets and related commercial contract and licensing disputes, as well as disputes arising under the Lanham Act, including dilution and false advertising.

Ms. Klemmer regularly writes and lectures on a variety of topics related to intellectual property law and ADR. She stays active in the Georgia legal community through leadership positions. Ms. Klemmer is a board member of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS), an officer of the Georgia Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, and a board member of the Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property sections of the Atlanta Bar Association. She is a past chair of the Georgia Bar’s Intellectual Property Section and a past member of the International Trademark Association’s panel of neutrals.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

• Evaluated and settled hundreds of complex intellectual property cases as a litigator and neutral
• Registered mediator and arbitrator with the State of Georgia
• Trained at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University
• More than 30 years of experience as an intellectual property litigator
• Decades of experience representing European companies in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secrets cases focused on U.S. rights.
• Argued cases in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS.
 

Memberships and Professional Activities

• State Bar of Georgia, 1981 - present
  • Officer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2022-present
  • Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 1991
• Atlanta Bar Association, 1981 - present
• Dispute Resolution Section
  • Board Member, 2017–present
  • Chair, 2020-2021
• Intellectual Property Section
  • Board Member, 2015–present
• Board Member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS), 2017–2022
• Member, Panel of Trademark Mediators, International Trademark Association, 2013–2019
• Editor, IP Brain Trust, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 2013–2017
• Rochester Institute of Technology, 2004-2020
• Board of Trustees, 2010–2020
• Member, President’s Roundtable, 2004–2010

Selected Speeches and Publications

• Author, “Using Nonconfidential Mediation Statements and Opening Presentation to your Advantage,” The American Lawyer, November 2021
• Author, “Talk it Over,” Intellectual Property Magazine, September 2021
• Panelist, “Trademark Law Update,” SpringPosium, Intellectual Property Section, Atlanta Bar Association, 2021 and 2022
  • Author, “Mediating Trademark Cases,” CLE Materials, 2021
• Author, “Tell Them What You Need: A More Open Approach to Mediating Complex Cases,” Dailey Report, April, 2020
• Author, “Tips for Mediating Intellectual Property Cases,” SpringPosium CLE Materials, IP Section, Atlanta Bar Association, 2020
• Luncheon Speaker, “Mediating the Intellectual Property Case,” IP Section, Atlanta Bar Association, 2017
  • Author, “Mediating the Intellectual Property Case,” CLE Materials, November 2017
• Author, “Supreme Court Rules on Design Patent Infringement Damages,” Trust the Leader, December 2016

• Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, 1981–2017
  • Partner, 1988–2017
  • Associate,1981–1988
• J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1981
• B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1978