Jonathan Hallman, resident in the Orange County office, specializes in patent prosecution, primarily in the electrical arts. He has also been involved in a substantial number of patent litigation and interference matters. He has drafted patent applications for a diverse array of technologies including wireless communications systems, switching power supplies, intravascular ultrasound systems, cryoprobes, stents, superconducting microwave filters, and semiconductor applications. Mr. Hallman is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Hallman spent four years at Hughes Aircraft Missile Systems Group designing and implementing radar signal processing algorithms. In addition, he was the sole representative of Hughes Aircraft for a year in Ulm, Germany in an international consortium developing a linear frequency modulated continuous wave W-band radar-guided missile.

Email: jhallman@macpherson-kwok.com

Professional Affiliations:

  • State Bar of California
  • Orange County Patent Law Association
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education:
  • Illinois State University, B.S., Chemistry
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, M.S, Electrical Engineering
  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D.


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