Julia M. Chester

Julia M. Chester is an attorney at Sidley Austin, practicing in the firm's Dallas office. Her practice areas prominently feature brand development, trademark protection, and copyright procurement and enforcement for the global intellectual property portfolios of Fortune 500 companies, high-growth ventures, and startups. She also has experience with entertainment rights agreements, publishing agreements, social media, cybersquatting, and Internet-related IP matters.

While her public profile emphasizes trademark and copyright, Ms. Chester has appeared in patent litigation matters, consistently representing defendants. All two of her tracked appearances have been on the defendant side, aligning with a focus on defending operating companies.

Notable among her tracked patent litigation cases is her role as counsel for the defendant in XIFI NETWORKS R&D, INC. v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. Her firm, Sidley Austin, has a robust IP litigation practice that handles a wide array of patent technologies, including electronics, software, networking, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals, and actively appears in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. However, Ms. Chester's individual profile does not specifically detail IPR or PTAB experience.

Ms. Chester earned her J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law in 1997 and holds a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound. She is based in Sidley's Dallas, Texas office.