Schox Patent Group

Founder Jeff Schox serves as the lead patent attorney overseeing client engagements. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and a JD from George Mason. He also teaches a patent law course at Stanford Engineering and authored the book "Not So Obvious," signaling deep pedagogical and strategic command of patent portfolio construction for startups.

The firm operates on a project-based, flat-rate fee model rather than billing by the hour. This structure is designed to align costs with startups' cash constraints, functioning as a fractional in-house patent team that handles invention mining, prioritization, and patent application drafting at a fixed cost.

Schox focuses on venture-backed technology startups, having served over 600 companies according to the firm's website. Its client list spans communications software, cryptocurrency exchanges, electric aircraft, mental healthcare, semiconductors, autonomous vehicles, security software, and PCR diagnostics — with many engagements extending from seed stage through public-company exits worth billions.

The firm does not operate as a venture capital investor or fund. However, its founder's dual identity as a patent attorney and angel investor — described by one client as 'a brilliant patent attorney and investor' — suggests an adjacent orientation to the startup investment community without a formal investment vehicle.

The firm created and financially sponsors a philanthropy fund that pools 1% of founder equity from client companies. The mechanism has generated over $650,000 in grants to more than 20 nonprofits, including Carbon180, PolicyLink, and Hidden Genius Project, across over a dozen member companies and two exits.

Schox employs patent attorneys and agents with advanced degrees from Stanford, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Credentials include PhDs in chemistry, materials science, and theoretical chemistry, and master's degrees in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and biomechanics — providing coverage across deep tech, life sciences, and software.

The firm does not publish a list of excluded sectors. Its disclosed client work concentrates in deep tech and software — communications, crypto, aerospace, diagnostics, autonomous vehicles, and semiconductors — with no evidence of life sciences therapeutic patent work or consumer goods representation in public materials.