About Celia
Celia Leber built a technical foundation before she ever set foot in a courtroom. She earned a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University in 1983 and later completed a law degree at Suffolk University Law School. Those two strands—engineering and law—have shaped a steady career at the intersection of technology and intellectual property.
Leber began her patent work early. In 1990 she joined Fish & Richardson as a technology specialist and patent lawyer. That role placed her in a firm known for handling complex inventions and large patent portfolios. She left a trail of practice moves that show steady progression rather than 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-house work. In 2009 she served as patent counsel at Xyleco, Inc., where she worked inside a corporate setting on patent matters tied to technology development. Two years later she founded Leber Patent Law P.C. and became its president. The shift to running a practice allowed her to apply both technical training and previous firm experience 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 lawyers, but it underscores a career spent on patent prosecution, portfolio management, and the nuances of patent law across jurisdictions.
Colleagues and clients have described her work as methodical and technically grounded. She often handles inventions stemming from engineering and manufacturing processes, drawing on her undergraduate training to assess inventions and draft claims that reflect how devices and systems actually operate. Her background supports detailed patent applications and responses to examiners’ office actions.
Today she leads Leber IP Law, where she continues to prosecute patents and advise clients on IP strategy. Her practice combines prosecution, counseling, and portfolio oversight for inventors and companies, reflecting years spent in both firm and in-house environments. She currently focuses on patent prosecution and related intellectual property matters.
