August 14, 2003 Health Hero Netwrok Chief Intellectual Property Officer
HEALTH HERO NETWORK NAMES CHIEF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY
Craig P. Opperman Selected to Manage Patent Program
Mountain View, Calif. – August 14, 2003 - Health Hero Network, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors recently appointed Craig P. Opperman as Chief Intellectual Property Officer & Executive Vice President, Strategy. Mr. Opperman will focus on corporate strategy and developing and exploiting the company’s extensive intellectual property portfolio to benefit of both the company and select partners.
“With over fifty issued U.S. patents, Health Hero Network maintains an excellent standard of creating intellectual property. Craig brings over fifteen years of strategic planning, intellectual property, and operational experience in the United States, Europe, and Asia to the company—a tremendous addition,” stated Steve Brown, president and CEO of Health Hero Network. “His expertise will help us both leverage and build on our substantial intellectual property assets.”
“I’m excited to work with an excellent patent portfolio created by a company that is a recognized thought leader in remote health monitoring and that has long been dedicated to its intellectual property,” noted Craig Opperman. “Not only do we have one of the largest portfolios of issued patents in our field, but we also have rich disclosures, dating back to 1992, that support broad patent protection for our products and services.”
Prior to joining Health Hero Network Mr. Opperman was Chief Intellectual Property Officer of the MIH Group/OpenTV and a partner at Cooley Godward LLP, one of Silicon Valley’s leading law firms. He is a registered patent attorney and recently attended Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Senior Executive Program.
About Health Hero Network
Health Hero Network, Inc., founded in 1988, develops and licenses technology solutions for health monitoring and management. The Health Hero technology platform offers Internet-enabled care management tools, multiple patient interfaces, and a secure environment for data communications. The Company’s products include the Health Buddy® appliance, featuring Buddylink™ device connectivity, Health Buddy® Web, other licensee devices for data collection and communications with patients, and iCare Desktop™, an Internet-based care management and research tool for health care professionals. Health Hero offers over a dozen standard health management programs delivering daily monitoring & education, and promoting positive behavioral change for better chronic care with lower costs to the health care system. Buddylink allows patients to upload device-reported data from a variety of peripheral devices. Health Hero Network technology is protected by over 50 issued U.S. patents. Company headquarters are in Mountain View, California. On the Net: http://www.healthhero.com.
