Matheson, Julia Anne

Julia Anne Matheson is a Partner in our Trademark Group whose practice covers all areas of trademark, trade dress, product configuration, and unfair competition law including worldwide clearance, portfolio management, and enforcement, due diligence, false advertising, licensing, social media, and internet disputes.  She has been lead counsel in well over 100 inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), and has significant experience litigating in federal district courts.  Ms. Matheson represents clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies and multi-national organizations in numerous industries including communications/internet, consumer goods, personal care products, retail, food and beverage, fashion, entertainment, pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and financial services as well as numerous associations and charities.

Ms. Matheson has been the recipient of numerous awards over the course of her career. In the last few years she has been named among the Top 25 leading trademark lawyers in the U.S. by Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides and as a Lawyer of Distinction by the National Law Journal. She has been recognized by World Trademark Review as a Global Leader: Private Practice; as one of the WTR 1000 (The World's Leading Trademark Professionals) for 2020, 2021, and 2022; and been ranked in the gold tier for trademark prosecution and litigation for both DC and nationally by Managing Intellectual Property for 2020-2022. Ms. Matheson was one of only seven lawyers ranked nationally by The Legal 500 for Trademarks: Non-Contentious in 2020. She is routinely recognized as a WIPR Leader by World Intellectual Property Review and listed in the Who’s Who Legal Guide to Trademarks. She has also been repeatedly recognized by Women in Business Law as among the Best of the Best USA for Trademarks including for 2020-2022.