Release date: Sept. 29, 2005

Emory Law Hosts Kilpatrick Stockton IP Lecture on Oct. 18

Beverly James, 404-712-8404, bjames@law.emory.edu
Elaine Justice, 404-727-0643, elaine.justice@emory.edu

The Hon. Stanley F. Birch of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will deliver the Kilpatrick Stockton Distinguished Lecture in Intellectual Property at Emory University School of Law from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the law school, 1301 Clifton Road, Atlanta.

Birch, an Emory law alumnus, will address "Copyright Fair Use and The First Amendment," exploring the interplay of fair use under copyright law and the First Amendment's free speech guarantee.

Birch began active service in 1990 on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A native of Atlanta, Birch distinguished himself as a practitioner of law in Gainesville, Ga., and in Atlanta with Vaughan, Davis, Birch & Murphy until he was nominated to the Court of Appeals by President George H.W. Bush. His practice focused on copyright law in the entertainment and computer software industries.

Birch was counsel to and a business associate of Xavier Roberts, the creator and owner of the Cabbage Patch Kids doll copyrights and trademarks. Birch litigated many of the first cases involving software copyright issues in the Southeast. He is co-author with L. Ray Patterson of articles and a book on the law of copyright.

Birch earned his J.D. degree from Emory in 1970, and a master of laws in taxation in 1976. He served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant with the Army Special Forces and is a Vietnam War veteran.

Birch continues to be an active force in the legal community. He served on Georgia Chief Justice's Commission on Indigent Defense and has been designated as a distinguished alumnus of Calvert Hall and Emory Law School. He also is active in the alumni associations of the University of Virginia, Trinity College (Oxford), and the Peabody Conservatory.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service, international law firm with nine offices across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States and in Europe. To register for the lecture and cocktail reception, click here.

Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. For nearly two decades Emory has been named one of the country's top 25 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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