Julia Chester
Intellectual Property Business and Technology Transactions, and Enforcement Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP
- Role
- Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julia Chester
Julia M. Chester is a lawyer in the intellectual property practice group of Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, Texas. Julia’s practice focuses on brand development, trademark protection, and copyright procurement and enforcement for the global intellectual property portfolios of a number of multinational corporations and associations. Julia has experience in all aspects of U.S. and international trademark law including enforcement, prosecution and opposition of trademarks; domain name acquisition and enforcement; management of international intellectual property counsel; IP transactions due diligence analysis, risk assessment of threatened intellectual property litigation in connection with various commercial transactions, IP transfers and securitization; IP licensing; technology outsourcing agreements; and U.S. Customs enforcement for the seizure of infringing imports. Julia also has extensive experience in connection with strategies for acquisition, ownership, management and enforcement of copyrights, entertainment rights agreements and publishing agreements. At Southern Methodist University, Julia was Articles Editor for the Computer Law Review and Technology Journal. Ms. Chester is recognized as a leading player by the World Trademark Review, The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Experience
Counsel
Jan 2012 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
Julia provides intellectual property advice and counseling to multinational corporations, trade associations, start-ups, private equity fund investors, small businesses, sole proprietorships, and individuals regarding enforcement, prosecution and opposition of trademarks, copyrights and patents; domain name acquisition and enforcement; hiring and management of international Counsel for international prosecution matters; intellectual property transactions due diligence; intellectual property securitization; licensing; social media; and U.S. and international Customs enforcement relating to infringing imports.
Education
University of Puget Sound
Bachelor's Degree
1978 — 1982
SMU Dedman School of Law
J.D.
1994 — 1997
Skills
- Commercial Litigation
- Trademarks
- Legal Advice
- Patent Litigation
- Legal Research
- Copyright Law
- Patents
- Trade Secrets
- Civil Litigation
- Due Diligence
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Trademark Infringement
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Enforcement
- Corporate Law
- Intellectual Property
- Licensing
- Prosecution
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