Could Static Electricity interfere with HP Pavilion Active Pen?

My HP Active Pen worked for two months with my new HP Pavilion x360. They are sold together. Then it stopped. I changed batteries and it worked again, for a day or two. Then it stopped. Changed batteries again, but it would not work. Put it aside a few days, now it works again. I am wondering if placing it on the end table by the couch with my cell phone, my cell phone QI charger, or possible drips from drinking glasses could have short-circuited it. Also, there is a lot of static in the house this year, Every time I pet the cat, he backs up from the static. Could that interfere with how the pen works? This pen does not use bluetooth, only a single AAAA battery. Can anyone explain this to me?