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Leo Li is a patent agent who focuses his practice on patent prosecution in electrical and software technologies. Leo is a former structural engineer with extensive engineering experience in the United States and overseas. His expertise spans several technical fields, including automation, mathematics, mechanical, and software, informing his practice and enabling his ability to provide expert patent prosecution services for clients of various backgrounds, from sole inventors to Fortune 100 companies. Particularly, Leo has drafted patent applications and responded to USPTO office actions for patents directed to electrical and software technologies, such as machine learning, image processing, cloud computing, and information security. Being a native speaker of Mandarin, Leo also assists Chinese clients and partner firms.
Admitted to Practice
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2020
Education
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Master of Computer and Information Technology, University of Pennsylvania, 2025
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering, Mechanics, Materials), University of California, Berkeley, 2013
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B.S., Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012
- Bronze Tablet University Honor
- Dean's List
Languages
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Mandarin
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Licensed Professional Engineer, California
- Licensed Structural Engineer, Illinois
- LEED AP Building Design & Construction Certificate
Background
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- Patent Analyst, Metis IP, Suzhou, China (remote), 2020-2022
- Senior Engineer, Equilibrium Consulting Inc., Vancouver, B.C. (remote), 2020-2022
- Senior Structural Engineer, Katerra, Seattle, 2018-2019
- Structural Design Engineer II, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, 2016-2018
- Structural Staff Engineer, Coughlin Porter Lundeen Inc., Seattle, 2013-2016
- Researcher, Professor Arif Masud, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012
- Researcher, Illinois Department of Transportation, 2011-2012