Stephen P. (Steve) Fox

Stephen P. (Steve) Fox

 

Stephen P. Fox is of counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and is a member of the Intellectual Property Department and the Electronics Practice.

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. Fox was vice president and deputy general counsel for intellectual property at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he supervised all aspects of the company's intellectual property legal work worldwide and managed 100 professionals in Europe, Asia and the United States. In this capacity, he also oversaw the intellectual property aspects of several HP divestitures and acquisitions.

Mr. Fox's practice focuses on all aspects of strategic IP counseling including management and licensing, best practices in patent procurement, and patent litigation. In addition to his extensive experience in managing one of the largest patent portfolios in the world, he has specific knowledge in defending patent infringement complaints brought by patent holding companies (trolls) that buy patent portfolios for the sole purpose of filing lawsuits. He counsels clients on how to align patent rights with business strategy; effective patent portfolio mining and categorization; and how to convert human capital to intellectual property assets. Mr. Fox also counsels clients on best practices for effective patent procurement to maximize protection.

Mr. Fox received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and a law degree from George Washington University Law School.

Mr. Fox is past president and a current member of the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel, a past board member and current member of the IP Management Committee of Intellectual Property Owners Inc., and a current board member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He has also served as a federal appointee to the USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.