Chris Ponder’s practice focuses on patent litigation and intellectual property counseling. Mr. Ponder is presently working on several different patent litigation matters involving complex technologies, which include video transcoding and authoring software, enterprise iSCSI storage systems and hard drives for desktop and laptop computer systems.

Intellectual property counseling matters have included assisting clients in negotiating and evaluating patent licenses, and responding to trademark and copyright infringement issues.

Before rejoining the firm in 2013, Mr. Ponder served as a law clerk to the Honorable Roy S. Payne of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Mr. Ponder has handled pro bono matters on referral from the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program and volunteers with the Houston Bar Association’s Veterans Initiative and its LegalLine program.