Gregory J. Kirsch

Intellectual Property, Patents, Climate Change and Sustainability, Communications, International

Gregory J. Kirsch is a partner in the Intellectual Property Department, team leader of the electrical and communications technology and the software and business methods patent practice teams, a member of the medical technology practice team in the Patents Group, and a member of the Climate Change and Sustainability Initiative and the Communications and International Groups. Mr. Kirsch serves as patent counsel to numerous technology companies ranging from large multinational corporations to small start-ups.

Professional Activities

Emory University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, patent law

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, intellectual property law, 2007-2011

The Best Lawyers in America, patent law, 2007-2012

Publications

Co-author, "The Landscape for Business Method and Software Patents Has Been Changed: In re Bilski," Atlanta CEO Council Newsletter, December 2008

Speaking Engagements

Frequent speaker at conferences in the United States and Europe on patent protection for computer, software, and business-method inventions

"Strategic & Transactional: Product Clearances, Design-Arounds and Avoiding Injunctions," Practising Law Institute (PLI), 6th Annual Patent Law Institute, San Francisco, March 19, 2012

Moderator, "TAG Corporate Development Society Panel Presentation on Intellectual Property," TAG Corporate Development Society, Atlanta, September 1, 2010

"Business Method Patents: How Worthwhile Are They to Financial Institutions," Intellectual Property Rights in the Financial Services Sector, IBC Legal Conferences, London, U.K., October 16, 2007

"Practical Tips and Strategies for Pursuing Patents for Financial Services Inventions," Intellectual Property Rights in the Financial Services Sector Conference, IBC Legal Conferences, London, U.K., October 9, 2006

Board Memberships

Mr. Kirsch serves on the Advisory Board of AfterBot, Inc., a company he helped found that is developing digital receipt technology solutions for the retail industry.

Washington University School of Law (J.D. 1990)
Editor, Washington University Law Review

University of Iowa College of Engineering (B.S., electrical and computer engineering, 1987)

District of Columbia

Georgia

Virginia

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office