Celeste K. Walker

Celeste advises clients on intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution and litigation strategies, IP portfolio management, and business transactions. With an extensive background in chemical engineering, software, and medical technologies, she is experienced in diverse areas such as software, payment systems, network security, mechanical devices, medical devices, chemical compositions, and industrial processing. Celeste helps clients throughout the business cycle, preparing and prosecuting patent applications, conducting patentability and freedom to operate assessments, and drafting transactional agreements.

Celeste maintains an active pro bono practice. In addition to representing clients in family law cases, she serves on a team representing a client in partnership with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

Before her legal career, Celeste worked in the chemicals manufacturing industry.

• Managed IP portfolios for multiple clients across diverse technological sectors.
• Advised a Fortune 500 company on strategically acquiring patent assets to align with and enhance their business goals.
• Advised businesses on patent protection strategies and designing around competitors’ patent assets to facilitate potential new product launches.
• Conducted intellectual property evaluations and due diligence for a buyer-side corporate transaction.
• Led investigations and evaluations to challenge the validity of patents in support of litigation.