Barnes & Thornburg Client, Garrett Brown, Receives Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award

WILMINGTON, Del. - Garrett Brown’s Oscar® and Emmy-winning advances in camera technology were recently celebrated with the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award, presented during the Television Academy’s 67th Emmy Engineering Awards. Brown joined the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2011 and the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2013. During his induction into the latter, the “three brilliant women” he acknowledged from the podium included his long-time patent attorney, Joan Kluger.

Joan Kluger, a partner in Barnes & Thornburg’s Wilmington, Delaware, office, has been patenting Brown’s inventions for nearly 12 years. Kluger is an intellectual property lawyer who concentrates her practice on domestic and international patent and trademark procurement, litigation and licensing. Her work with Brown includes many advancements in his Steadicam® stabilizing technology, as well as his recent inventions in other technical fields.

Brown employed his Steadicam® camera stabilizer to shoot nearly 100 movies beginning with “Rocky.” He holds over 50 patents worldwide for camera devices, including the Steadicam Merlin™ for camcorders; Skycam®, which flies on wires over sporting events; and Mobycam, Divecam and Flycam that, respectively, swim, dive and fly in pursuit of athletes worldwide.

The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award honors a living individual whose ongoing contributions have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering. Brown was chosen for his career that consistently raised the standard for camera movement, as his products and techniques have changed the visual language of filmed storytelling.

The award was presented on October 28, 2015, at Loews Hollywood Hotel.

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