ACP AdvisorNet: Profile for Lawrence Cruz

Lawrence Cruz

Advisor

Role and Company

Chief Patent Counsel, Chief Patent Counsel - Conair Corporation

Expertise

22 years experience in legal

Location

Stamford, CT

About Lawrence

I have been working as a Patent Attorney since 1992. I was a United States Patent Examiner from 1987-1992, and while working in that position I attended law school during the evenings at George Washington University. My undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering (B.S., 1987, Southern Illinois University). In my current job I am the Chief Patent Counsel for a multi-billion, privately-owned, global consumer products company. In the past I worked at two large, publicly-traded companies in businesses dealing with medical products and petroleum equipment. I also worked a few years in private practice firms in patent litigation. I have been a lifelong athlete-- running, strength training, karate (40+ years), and amateur boxing. I like to volunteer a lot and have mentored/coached athletes and young people in sports, career, and daily life issues.

Lawrence's Recent Answers

8 years ago

I spent my college years in the military. Does my experience count for anything in the civilian world?

Hi Ashleigh. Thanks for your service to our Country. I'm probably not alone in my opinion that a proven track...

9 years ago

Looking for a rewarding sub-career that I can enjoy while I save for my dream career which is theatre and a move to LA.

You'd have to leave KC, but I just heard on the radio on my morning drive that New York City...

9 years ago

How do you go about protecting a new product proposals...

Best: File a patent application before showing your idea to someone. Show only what is necessary to determine the other...

9 years ago

Need help from anyone familiar with taking a new product from concept to commercialization...

Tenroy, I have much experience in this area. The simple answer is to keep knocking on doors of big companies...

9 years ago

What should I do with my life savings?

1. make maximum permissible contributions to your retirement account (IRA ir 401k) 2. open a non-retirement brokerage account and put something, no...