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Education
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University of Michigan Law School
J.D. 2000
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Vanderbilt University
B.Mus. 1997
Music
Admissions
Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Service Areas
- Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trademarks
- Licensing
- Copyrights
- Intellectual Property & Technology
- Telecommunications, Technology & Internet Law
Industry Experience
- Technology / Hardware / Software
- Automotive & Manufacturing Facilities
Memberships
- International Trademark Association, Online Reference Committee 2010-present; Non-traditional Marks Committee - North America, 2008-2009; Trade Dress Image Library Committee of IRC, 2004-07; Membership Committee, 2002-03
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association, Access to Justice Committee, Member, 2004-present; vice chair, June 2007-2012; chair, June 2012-present; Leadership Law (TBALL), Class of 2009
- Nashville Bar Association
- Lawyers' Association for Women
Languages
- Spanish
Community Involvement
- Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville, Inc., Board of Directors, (2008 - present)
- Tennessee Justice Center, Board of Directors, (2008 - present)
- St. Mary Villa, Board of Directors, (2009 - 2012)
Alex MacKay counsels clients in litigation and transactional matters involving intellectual property. She assists clients with the selection, adoption and registration of their trademarks as well as registration of copyrights. Alex represents clients in the enforcement of their intellectual property rights and has practiced before federal and state courts as well as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She assists clients with a variety of transactional issues including those related to licensing of copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
Alex is co-chair of the firm's Diversity Committee. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2012-13) for Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark, Mid-South Super Lawyers for 2012 and in 2013, she was named to the inaugural "IP Stars" list by Managing Intellectual Property magazine.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Security Interests in Intellectual Property" for the Bankers Breakfast Series, Nashville, Tenn., March 8, 2012
- “Trademarks and Ethics” for the Tennessee Bar Association's Intellectual Property CLE, March 4, 2011
- "Search Engines and Trademark Law” for the Technology Association of Georgia Finance Society, December 2, 2009
- “Intellectual Property Law: Trademarks” for Walkabout 180 sponsored by Nashville Chamber of Commerce, October 20, 2009
- "Ethics and Trademarks: By the Seat of Your Pants," Panelist for Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property Law session of Second Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law, Louisville, Ky., August 22, 2009
- "Legal Issues for Photographers," Co-presenter, Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Nashville, October 20, 2008
- "Copyright Basics," Co-presenter, Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Nashville, May 29, 2008
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"Recent Developments in Trademark Law," Panelist, Nashville Bar Association's Intellectual Property CLE program, Nashville, Tenn., February 28, 2008
More Than Stites & Harbison
Alex serves on the Board of Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville, Inc., a non-profit organization that supports fair trade and empowers artisans in developing countries by selling their hand-crafted products. She also serves on the Board of Tennessee Justice Center, which provides civil legal services for indigent persons, prioritizing cases that affect health care and income security of families. She was a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (TBALL) Class of 2009.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Alex practices violin whenever possible. She is a member of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra, and on increasingly rare occasions supplements her income by gigging.