Jeff Schox
General Partner at Trucks Venture Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Partner | Patent Attorney
2003 - Current
Developed the patent strategy and wrote the patents for Coinbase, Cruise, Duo, Joby, Twilio, and 500+ other startups that have collectively raised $10B in venture capital.
Schox Patent Group develops the patent strategy and builds the patent portfolio for venture-backed startups.
General Partner
2016
Trucks is a seed-stage venture capital fund for entrepreneurs changing the future of transportation. Our investments focus on autonomous, connected and shared vehicle technologies.
Trucks Venture Capital funds the entrepreneurs building the future of transportation.
Board Member
2024
JetZero is building the world's first commercial blended wing airplane, which will (literally) reshape aviation forever.
Raised $261,425,102.00 from Alaska Star Ventures.
Founder
2016
A philanthropic fund inviting select startup founders to commit 1% equity and make donations to curated nonprofits. In 2018 members collectively donated $400,000 to nonprofits doing impactful work in the areas of education, criminal justice reform, health, environmental sustainability, and urban planning.
Lecturer
2024 - 2024
Developed and taught "Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs" (ENGIN 183 / ENGIN283).
Lecturer
2005 - 2023
Developed and taught "Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs" (ME208 / MSE278 / ENG208) for 19 years between 2005-2023, and "Patent Prosecution" (ME238 / LAW321) for 16 years between 2007-2022.
Consigliere
2003 - 2016
Created overall IP strategy for Ghostly Records (a thriving independent record label) and provided entrepreneurial advice to the owner, Sam Valenti IV.
Ghostly International is a multi-platform cultural curator that serves as an art gallery, design house, clothing designer, and more.
Lecturer
2003 - 2011
Developed and taught "Intellectual Property" (ENG409) for 4 years between 2008-2011, and "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights" (ME509) for 2 years between 2003-2004.
Patent Attorney
2000 - 2003
Brinks Gilson & Lione is an intellectual property law firm.
Patent Attorney
1998 - 2000
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, is an intellectual property law firm