Arthur J. DeBaugh

Art DeBaugh focuses his practice on trademarks, marketing/advertising/promotions issues, copyrights, and business and corporate matters.  As a North Carolina State Bar certified specialist in trademark law, Art has more than 30 years of experience protecting clients' intellectual property. Prior to joining Bell, Davis & Pitt in 2013, Art served as a partner in two law firms in the Research Triangle area. Prior to that, Art was chief counsel – intellectual property for Sara Lee Corporation in Winston-Salem, where he was responsible for a global trademark portfolio of more than 20,000 marks in the apparel, food and beverage, and household consumer goods industries.

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Alexandra MacKay

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.

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Benjamin S. Fernandez

Ben Fernandez is an intellectual property lawyer who possesses noteworthy subject matter and industry knowledge, and has experience in patent and trademark portfolio management, freedom to operate/competitive landscape and IP diligence. With more than 15 years of intellectual property experience, his practice centers on helping companies navigate patent and trademark law complexities to achieve their business objectives. He draws on his extensive experience in managing US and international IP portfolios to advise clients on achieving the most strategic and valuable coverage possible and to develop formidable IP rights.

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