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United States Patent and Trademark Office - 72nd Annual Honor Award Recipients

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Group Gold Medal – Personal and Professional Excellence

Faisal I. Arain – John A. Brown – Richard L. Ellis – Laura A. Grier – Yangmi (Amy) Kim – Janardan S. Sapre – Lisa Stevens – Al Teymourlouei – Paul Zeno – Yimin Lu

For outstanding meritorious achievement resulting in the replacement and retirement of the Patents Image File Wrapper legacy system.


Group Gold Medal – Administrative/Technical Support

Antonio Brown – Kenneth Ogden

For the successful transition of the Patent Application Locating and Monitoring (PALM) application onto a modern, stable, and containerized platform.


Organizational Gold Medal – Personal and Professional Excellence

Office of Policy and International Affairs/International Trade Administration

Office of Standards and Intellectual Property/United States Patent and Trademark Office

For coordinating international Department advocacy to ensure election of a World Intellectual Property Organization Director General who respects IP.


Individual Silver Medal – Personal and Professional Excellence

Charles W. Hunt

For the unrivaled commitment to excellence in unraveling the complexities of aged IT systems and providing new ways to repair and replace them.