Craig Opperman

Current

• Partner (Strategic IP Asset Management services) at Reed Smith LLP

Past

• Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• General Counsel, EVP, Chief IP Officer at Health Hero Network
• Chief IP Officer at MIH Limited/ OpenTV, Inc.

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Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• Union High School
• University of Cape Town

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Connections

250 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• My Company
• Personal bio and publications

Craig Opperman’s Summary

I am a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice of a large multinational law firm and bring almost two decades of U.S., European and Asian legal and corporate executive experience to bear on designing and building conception-to-commercialization intellectual property portfolios and strategies for clients. Education wise, I am a Stanford Business School SEP alumnus, hold Law and Engineering degrees, and am a graduate of the South African Naval Academy. I am also admitted to practice in California and South Africa as well as before the U.S. and South African Patent Offices.

Craig Opperman’s Specialties:

Intellectual Property, Patent strategies, especially in clean tech, software, media, communications, medical devices and semi conductor equipment.

Craig Opperman’s Experience

• Partner (Strategic IP Asset Management services)

  Reed Smith LLP

  (Law Practice industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  IP Partner at an AMLaw 10, 1600+ attorney, multi-office, large general proactice international law firm.

Craig Opperman’s Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  SEP , Business , 2001 — 2001

  B.Proc (J.D. equivalent) (1989) - UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa
  South African Navy: Jan 1985 to Dec 1986.
  Graduate of the South African Naval Officer's, Aug 1985.
  B.Sc Engineering (1984) - University of Cape Town, South Africa

• Union High School

  1971 — 1995

• University of Cape Town

Additional Information

Craig Opperman’s Websites:

• My Company
• Personal bio and publications

Craig Opperman’s Groups:

•    Intellectual Property Professionals
•    Intellectual Property Strategists
•    South Africans of Silicon Valley (and beyond)

Craig Opperman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• business deals
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