Chelsea M. Murray is an Associate of the firm and has been practicing law since 2019. Her practice areas include primarily protection and enforcement of patent rights in matters before various U.S. Federal Courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the International Trade Commission.

Practice Areas

Chelsea’s practice spans the full spectrum of intellectual property litigation. In addition to enforcing and defending patent rights, she litigates complex trademark, trade secret, and copyright disputes. Her work covers a broad range of technologies and industries, including:

• Website and database architecture
• Web‑based and mobile applications
• Multimedia streaming services
• Electrical and mechanical consumer products
• Telecommunication systems
• Digital imaging
• 3D printing
• Signal processing and operating systems
• Pharmaceuticals
• Medical devices

Chelsea has handled matters involving these and other technologies in federal courts across the country. Her experience extends through every stage of litigation—from pre‑suit analysis and strategy to depositions, claim construction, dispositive motions, expert preparation, trial, and post‑trial briefing.

Professional Affiliations, Activities, and Honors

Chelsea is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), Chicago Women in Intellectual Property (ChiWIP), and the Richard Linn American Inn of Court.

Education

Chelsea earned her J.D., cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law, where she served as an editor on the DePaul Law Review.  She received the Robert & Clytia Chambers Patent Law Award in 2019 and earned the CALI Award in Patent Law, Patent & Trademark Drafting, and Electronic Discovery. Chelsea also received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from DePauw University.

Bar and Court Admissions

Chelsea is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois, the Northern and Southern District of Illinois, the District of Colorado, and before the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.