Rathe Lindenbaum LLP - Milwaukee, WI

Precision Patent Protection

Rathe Lindenbaum LLP is a specialized intellectual property boutique firm located in the historic Walker's Point neighborhood. Founded by veteran attorneys Todd Rathe and Keith Lindenbaum, the firm was established to provide high-level patent services with the efficiency and personal attention that only a boutique can offer. Both founders bring decades of experience from large national law firms, allowing them to offer ”big law” quality at a more agile and cost-effective pace. They serve a diverse clientele, from individual inventors and university spin-offs to mid-sized manufacturers and Fortune 500 corporations.

Technical Mastery

The firm's attorneys are engineers as well as lawyers, possessing the technical vocabulary necessary to understand complex inventions instantly.

• Patent Prosecution: The core of their practice involves drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. and abroad. They have successfully secured over 1,000 patents for their clients across jurisdictions including Europe, China, and Japan.
• Risk Assessment: Before a product launches, Rathe Lindenbaum provides critical freedom-to-operate opinions and patent landscape analyses. This helps companies avoid costly infringement lawsuits and identify white space for innovation.
• Strategic Counseling: They act as outside in-house counsel for many businesses, managing entire IP portfolios and aligning patent strategy with long-term business goals.

Diverse Technology Focus

Rathe Lindenbaum's expertise spans a wide array of industries. They are particularly noted for their work in medical devices, robotic surgical tools, and drug delivery systems. However, their technical prowess also covers agricultural equipment, consumer electronics, internet technologies, and battery systems. By focusing exclusively on intellectual property law, Rathe Lindenbaum LLP ensures that every client's innovation is protected by a fortress of enforceable legal rights.