James Hallenbeck is a Principal at Schwegman and a licensed attorney focusing on patent prosecution in various technology areas including complex computer software systems. Jim received a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Chapman University in Orange, California (B.S., cum laude, 1998) and a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2004). Jim has written and prosecuted many patent applications involving software. Technological areas Jim works in include trusted platform modules, intrusion and threat detection and mitigation, in memory databases, relational database management, industrial system control, agent based resource allocation, business modeling, data compression, web based merchandising, print defect detection, 3D graphic modeling and rendering, data visualization, logistics management, semiconductor design and simulation, document authoring and rendering, encryption, network load balancing, multiprocessor management and synchronization, and many others. Prior to joining the firm, Jim worked as a software engineer and analyst, designing and developing global software systems supporting a wide range of industries including financial services, automotive, and insurance. Additionally, Jim spent over five years as a United States Marine. He is a board member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and is the President of the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association.
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