Marshall C. Phelps, Jr.

Marshall C. Phelps, Jr. is currently Corporate Vice President for IP Policy and Strategy for Microsoft. In this position, Mr. Phelps is responsible for establishing global policy and strategy for Microsoft's intellectual property, and interfacing with governments and technology companies about intellectual property issues. During his tenure at Microsoft he has also overseen management of the company's trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret and related divisions. Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Phelps spent 28 years at IBM where he served as vice president for intellectual property and licensing. At IBM, Phelps oversaw the company's patent licensing program and intellectual property portfolio development amongst other things.

In between IBM and Microsoft, Mr. Phelps spent two years as chairman and chief executive officer of Spencer Trask Intellectual Capital Company LLC, which specialized in spin-offs from major corporations such as Motorola Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and IBM. Phelps holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Muskingum College, a Master of Science degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a doctorate from Cornell Law School. He is an Executive-in-Residence at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and also serves on the Board of Visitors. He has also recently been asked to advise Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on IP matters and was elected to the initial class of the Intellectual Property Hall of Fame, in 2006.

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