Katie Fox

    
As a child, you moved from the UK to the USA. What are your memories of that transition?

My strongest memory is being very annoyed when I was marked down for misspelling color on a spelling test. I felt the teacher should not have taken points when I was right. I also got very tired of being asked if I knew the Spice Girls. England might be smaller than many US states, but it is not that small. 

And from a chemical engineering degree at the University of Nevada, Reno to law study at Boyd...describe that transition.

It was a challenging change because I never expected to go into law. However, studying engineering teaches a logical way of approaching problems that corresponds well to the analytical requirements of law. On the other hand, the learning style of reading and lectures was completely new to me.

How have you enjoyed your intellectual property law studies with Professors Mary LaFrance and Marketa Trimble here at Boyd?

The IP program has been the star attraction of my time at Boyd. Both Professor LaFrance and Professor Trimble care so much about their students and their subject. I have taken every IP class I could and I regret that I can't stay to take more. 

Beyond the immediate celebratory festivities, what do you have planned following graduation this May?

In the short term, I am hoping for a judicial clerkship with a state judge. In the long term, I am aiming to add one more to the short list of patent attorneys in Nevada. I am also planning a post-bar trip back to England to see family and introduce my boyfriend to some of my favorite places.