Announcing Klemchuk Mediations: A Dedicated Resource for Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes
Introduction
Innovation moves fast. Competition is increasing across nearly every industry, and intellectual property (IP) has become one of the most valuable business assets today. When disputes arise regarding ownership, rights, licensing, branding, technology development, or confidential information, the issues are rarely simple. IP disputes can grow expensive, emotional, and strategically disruptive.
To provide a more efficient and resolution-focused path forward, we are proud to introduce Klemchuk IP Mediations — a mediation practice focused exclusively on helping parties resolve intellectual property and innovation-driven disputes.
Visit the new website: https://www.ip-mediations.com
Why Focus on IP Mediation?
Intellectual property disputes carry nuances that differ from general commercial conflicts. These disputes often involve:
- Technical subject matter
- Strategic business impacts
- Questions of ownership, authorship, or inventive contribution
- Competitive market concerns
General mediation services may not fully address these complexities. The goal of IP Mediations is to provide informed, neutral guidance that integrates legal, technical, and business understanding to help move parties forward toward resolution.
Led by Decades on IP Litigation Experience
IP Mediations is led by Darin M. Klemchuk, who brings nearly 30 years of experience in litigation, licensing negotiations, and intellectual property strategy.
Darin has:
- Managed over 1,000 IP disputes
- Litigated more than 80 patent cases
- Advised companies from emerging startups to international organizations
- Served as both strategist and advocate throughout his legal career
This experience helps facilitate productive dialogue even when disputes seem entrenched.
Types of Disputes Handled
IP Mediations assists with matters involving:
- Patent infringement, ownership, and licensing
- Trademark infringement, ownership, and licensing
- Copyright infringement, ownership, and licensing
- Trade secret protection, misappropriation, and theft
- Technology development and software agreements
- Domain and e-commerce disputes
- Design patent disputes
- Trade dress dipsutes
- Unfair competition and false advertising claims
- Founder, vendor, and partnership disagreements where IP plays a central role
Mediation can be initiated at any stage — from pre-dispute negotiation to active litigation and even post trial.
Relationship with Klemchuk PLLC
While IP Mediations operates independently, it works alongside Klemchuk PLLC, the intellectual property and litigation law firm founded by Darin in 2009.
Klemchuk PLLC continues to represent clients in litigation, enforcement, and strategic IP planning.
Learn more at: https://www.klemchuk.com
Who Should Consider Mediation?
Mediation may be a good fit if:
- A dispute is escalating, but litigation is risky, costly, or uncertain
- Strategic business relationships are important to preserve
- Confidentiality and private negotiation are priorities
- A neutral party is needed to break through impasse
- An experienced IP trial lawyer can assist counsel for the parties navigate complex intellectual property issues
Mediation helps parties regain control and clarity while reducing cost, uncertainty, and conflict.
Explore the New IP Mediation Resource
We invite you to explore the new website, learn more about mediation, and request a consultation:
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Overview of Our IP Mediation Services
· Patent Mediation — Patent mediation provides a structured, confidential process to resolve infringement, NPE patent disputes, licensing, FRAND, and joint development disputes efficiently. It helps parties evaluate technical and legal risk while exploring business-driven solutions unavailable through litigation.
· NPE Patent Infringement Mediation — “NPE” (Non-Practicing Entities) or pejoratively, “patent troll” litigation can present unique challenges over typical patent infringement cases due to the costs of litigation versus settlement value. Due to the attorney’s fees and damages issues with these cases, we offer expedited mediation services for these kinds of disputes.
· Trademark & Branding Mediation — Trademark and branding mediation focuses on resolving disputes involving brand confusion, coexistence, unfair competition, and rebranding. It balances legal risk with market value to protect brand identity and reduce costly escalation.
· Copyright Mediation — Copyright mediation helps creators, rights-holders, parties accused of infringement, and businesses resolve disputes over infringement, ownership, licensing, authorship, and digital content. It provides a private, respectful environment that supports collaborative and commercially practical solutions.
· Image Copyright Infringement Mediation — Mediate small cases involving the assertion of a copyright in a digital image often involving alleged publication on a website, blog, or social media. Due to the attorney’s fees and damages issues with these cases, we offer expedited mediation services for these kinds of disputes.
· Design Patent Mediation — Design patent mediation addresses conflicts involving product aesthetics, consumer perception, and ornamental design rights. It enables parties to evaluate similarity concerns and explore creative settlements such as redesigns, coexistence, or licensing.
· Trade Dress Mediation — Trade dress mediation resolves disputes around product appearance, packaging, store layout, and overall brand presentation. The process helps parties assess consumer perception and develop adjustments that protect brand equity without market disruption. It also addresses claims of trade dress infringement.
· Trade Secret Mediation — Trade secret mediation provides a confidential forum to address misappropriation, NDA and confidentiality agreement breaches, employee mobility, and competitive information disputes. It protects sensitive information while guiding parties toward secure, business-focused outcomes.
· Software, SaaS, & Technology Mediation — Technology mediation helps resolve conflicts involving software and technology development agreements, licensing, integration failures, performance disputes, and product ownership. It clarifies expectations and rights while keeping complex technology projects moving forward.
· Online Marketplace & Domain Name Mediation — This mediation service addresses disputes involving domain ownership, takedowns, DMCA violations, counterfeit enforcement, reseller conflicts, unauthorized sellers, and ecommerce platform issues. The process provides fast, practical solutions designed to reduce disruption and protect reputation.
· Partnership & Founder IP Ownership Mediation — Founder and partnership mediation clarifies ownership, rights, and control of jointly created intellectual property. It preserves relationships and business continuity by guiding fair allocation and future-use agreements. It also helps one founder exit maximizing the value of the business for both sides.
Darin Klemchuk is a seasoned intellectual-property attorney, mediator, and the founder of Klemchuk PLLC, a law firm focused on IP, technology, and complex litigation. Through Klemchuk Mediations, he helps innovators, companies, and counsel resolve IP disputes earlier and more efficiently—often before litigation escalates—by applying decades of experience with high-stakes patent, trademark, and technology conflicts. Disclaimer: Klemchuk Mediation does not provide legal services.