About Celia
Celia Leber built a technical foundation earlier than she ever set foot in a court. She earned a bachelor’s diploma in production engineering from Boston University in 1983 and later completed a law degree at Suffolk University Law School. Those two strands—engineering and regulation—have shaped a continuous profession on the intersection of technological know-how and intellectual estate.
Leber started her patent work early. In 1990 she joined Fish & Richardson as a technological know-how expert and patent lawyer. That position positioned her in a company known for dealing with complicated innovations and large patent portfolios. She left a path of practice moves that show steady progression instead of flashy leaps. In 1997 she moved to Pierce Atwood as a patent lawyer and then returned to Fish & Richardson in 1998 in an of counsel capacity.
Her path crossed industry and in-residence work. In 2009 she served as patent counsel at Xyleco, Inc., where she worked inside a corporate setting on patent matters tied to technology improvement. Two years later she founded Leber Patent Law P.C. and became its president. The shift to operating a practice allowed her to apply both technical training and former company knowledge to client counsel and prosecution of patents.
Leber is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Idaho, and she is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. That mix of state and federal credentials is common among patent attorneys, however it underscores a career spent on patent prosecution, portfolio control, and the nuances of patent regulation across jurisdictions.
Colleagues and clients have defined her work as methodical and technically grounded. She often handles innovations stemming from engineering and production processes, drawing on her undergraduate education to assess innovations and draft claims that mirror how gadgets and systems in point of fact function. Her background supports detailed patent filings and responses to examiners’ office actions.
Today she leads Leber IP Law, where she continues to prosecute patents and advise clients on IP approach. Her practice combines prosecution, counseling, and portfolio oversight for inventors and companies, reflecting years spent in each firm and in-residence environments. She currently focuses on patent prosecution and related highbrow estate things.
