Mr. Enders focuses his practice on the analysis
and management of patent portfolios and advises clients
on related intellectual property issues, including infringement
and validity analysis, and licensing matters. Mr. Enders
also engages in the preparation and prosecution of patent
applications in a variety of technology areas.
Mr. Enders has devoted his legal practice to counseling
clients concerning a wide range of intellectual property
law matters. During his career, he has drafted opinion
letters for clients addressing patent validity and infringement
issues, and has advised clients with regard to intellectual
property ownership and licensing issues. Mr. Enders has
also prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications.
Technology areas in which Mr. Enders has provided counsel
include semiconductor processing, network technologies,
signal processing, battery systems, aircraft systems,
oil and gas technologies, chemicals and chemical processing.
Prior to joining O'Keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders in 1999,
Mr. Enders was an associate for Arnold, White &
Durkee (1995-1999). While at Arnold, White & Durkee,
Mr. Enders worked on a variety of intellectual property
matters, including patent prosecution and opinions,
patent litigation, trade secret and trademark matters.
Before entering the legal profession, Mr. Enders worked
for the Atlantic Richfield Corporation from 1982-1992
in separate capacities as an Operations/Analytical Engineer
and as a Production Supervisor. His engineering responsibilities
included production, reservoir and surface equipment
engineering. His supervisory duties included field supervision
of producing wells and processing facilities. In particular,
Mr. Enders was involved with a variety of production
and reservoir optimization technologies including chemical
stimulation, artificial lift, formation evaluation and
reservoir characterization/development. Mr. Enders also
gained experience with handling and processing of petroleum
fluids and water treatment technologies.
"The Oil Pollution Act of 1990: The Financial Responsibility
Requirement – Questioning Congressional Intent
and the Minerals Management Service Interpretation of
‘Offshore Facility’," Va. Envtl. L.J.
Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 456-505 (Spring 1995).
State Bar of Texas
Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
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