Overview
Julie advises clients on patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secret matters across diverse industries, such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, software and consumer products.
Her practice of intellectual property litigation includes copyright, trademark, patent, trade dress infringement and trade secret misappropriation. She helps clients protect their IP through strategic planning, securing patents and trademarks, and enforcing rights both in and out of the court. Julie represents clients in all stages of patent litigation, including injunctions, discovery and appeals, with experience in district courts across the U.S. Federal Circuit and proceedings before the International Trade Commission.
Julie is a registered patent attorney and has extensive experience before the USPTO and international bodies, as well as inter partes review, ex parte reexamination, third-party submission, trademark letters of protest and trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings. Julie also has a substantial UDRP practice.
Education
- DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006)
- Florida International University (M.S., 2002)
- State University of New York at New Paltz (B.S., 1999)
Bar Admissions
Professional Associations
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), Board of Managers
- Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP), Board of Member, Chair-Elect
- The Richard Linn American Inn of Court, Barrister Member
- Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CILPLIT) Advisory Board, DePaul University College of Law, Board Member
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Educational Foundation, Secretary
- Women in Bio (WIB), Member, Past National Membership Chair
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Illinois Super Lawyers
- Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition
Community
- Hinsdale Junior Women’s Club, Advisory Committee, 2024-2025
- Hinsdale Junior Women’s Club, Past Executive Board Member, Philanthropy, Co-Chair, 2018-2024
- Step Up, Alexa Brandt Legacy Society Member
- Step Up, Past Executive Committee Member, Chicago Board of Directors, 2009-2015