Atty. Lawrence E. Crowe
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with how things work. I also love hearing and telling a good story.
Intellectual Property Counseling & More Attorney · Serving Milwaukee, WI · 29+ Years Experience
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About Lawrence E. Crowe at a Glance
Lawrence E. Crowe is an Attorney based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, practicing at Boyle Fredrickson, S.C.. They have 29+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1997. Their practice focuses on patent and ip. Admitted to practice in Illinois registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1997). Educated at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, (formerly The John Marshall Law School) (J.D., 1997) and University of Illinois (B.S. Mechanical, 1978). Serves clients in Milwaukee, WI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Lawrence E. Crowe
- For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with how things work
- I also love hearing and telling a good story
- These two characteristics, born and nurtured in the rural farming community where I grew up, are what make me so passionate about preparing and prosecuting patent applications
- I get to learn about so many interesting new, clever, and useful things, and then tell the world about them in the process of helping my clients do great things with their great ideas
- For more than 30 years I have been privileged to serve a wide range of clients, from sole inventors to some of the largest companies in the world
- I have worked in complex technologies including aerospace, automotive, agricultural equipment, military, industrial equipment, hand and power tools, and mass production of consumer products, as well as a wide variety of inventions for improving everyday life
- When working with corporate clients, I sometimes find that the most difficult part of securing and protecting a patent is getting everyone – engineers, managers and counsel – speaking the same language
- In these instances, it helps to have someone with the knowledge, experience and empathy to translate
- This is an area where my years of experience as both an engineer and patent attorney can be especially helpful
- I began my career as an aerospace engineer, working on a wide range of products and technologies operating in the air, on the ground, under the sea, and in outer space
- I received numerous patents during this process
- Eventually, I moved from engineering into patent law first as in-house counsel for intellectual property, and then at several law firms
- This experience on both sides of the proverbial fence allows me to be an efficient and effective communicator in bringing all of the parties together to get the job done
- As an intellectual property attorney and patent prosecutor specializing in mechanical and electromechanical technologies, my experience with clients allows me to effectively navigate the business, legal and technical aspects of innovation
- As thrilling as it is to work with my really large clients, though, I also especially enjoy working with my sole inventors and smaller clients, for whom a patent may be the basis of their entire business, or make a very big impact in their lives
- In my role at Boyle Fredrickson, I prepare and prosecutes patent applications and deal with patent related matters, such as developing patent portfolio strategies, and conducting intellectual property evaluations
- Representative Patents • Closed-loop Proportional Position Control of an Implement Stabilizer Wheel Patent Number: 11,304,353 • Electromagnetic Heating Devices, Particularly for Ram Air Turbines Patent Number: 5,558,495 • Input Source and Speed Based Control of Track-width in a Self-propelled Agricultural Product Applicator Patent Number: 10,798,863 • Mother/daughter Industrial Cart Coupling Arrangement Patent Number: 10,093,334 • Real-time Seedbed Uniformity Detection and Improvement in an Agricultural Tillage Implement Patent Number: 11,252,854 • Routing Hydrostatic Ground Drive Hoses in a Self-proplled Agricultural Product Applicator Patent Number: 10,647,197 • Task-specific Ride-height Control of an Agricultrual Product Applicator with Air Strut Suspension Patent Number: 10,279,644 • Telescoping Axle Insert with Contoured Inner End for an Agricultural Product Applicator Patent Number: 10,710,405 • Vacuum Booster Air Intake via Engine Compartment Breather Passage Patent Number: 6,637,837 Experience • Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, Shareholder • Leydig Voit & Meyer, Patent Attorney • Cardinal Law Group, Patent Attorney • Wood Phillips VanSanten Clark and Mortimer, Patent Attorney • Sundstrand Corporation / UTC Aerospace Systems, (now Collins Aerospace / Raytheon), IP Counsel / Patent Attorney and Numerous Engineering Positions • Swenson Spreader and Manufacturing Company, Designer / Draftsman • U.S
- Navy, RADAR, Electronics and Computer Technician, Vietnam Combat Veteran • State of Illinois, Licensed Professional Engineer (inactive) Awards & Recognitions Inventor of more than twenty US and foreign patents, mostly relating to packaging and cooling of high-power electronics
- Community Involvement Served for two terms as Township Supervisor of a rural township in Norther Illinois
- Have served multiple terms in various lay leadership positions in small town rural churches
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Lawrence E. Crowe's Areas of Legal Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Lawrence E. Crowe handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in Milwaukee.
Patent Law in Milwaukee
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Intellectual Property in Milwaukee
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why Local Counsel Matters in Milwaukee
Practicing law in Wisconsin. Legal matters in Wisconsin are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Milwaukee are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Wisconsin state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Wisconsin brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Wisconsin courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
Milwaukee Courts and Legal Process
Choosing a Milwaukee-based attorney means your counsel already knows the local docketing timelines, preferred filing formats, and how individual judges typically rule on procedural motions — details that only come from practicing in this jurisdiction day after day. That local familiarity can translate to better strategy, faster filings, and fewer costly surprises.
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Why Clients in Milwaukee Choose Lawrence E. Crowe
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Lawrence E. Crowe's practice in the field of patent and ip.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Lawrence E. Crowe brings 29+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering patent and ip, Lawrence E. Crowe can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee-based practice means Lawrence E. Crowe attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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