Craige O. Thompson
Chief Legal Officer

Craige Thompson brings a wealth of experience as a patent attorney to Once Innovations as well as his expertise as a Design Engineer. The breadth and diversity of his professional skills adds additional strategic and tactical strength to an already impressive roster of talent on the company’s management team.

Before joining Once Innovations, Craige’s legal career included running his own law firm and practicing six years in the Twin Cities office of Fish & Richardson. Prior to that, he was a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the College of Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a member of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association.

Craige graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Wisconsin Law School and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and has been admitted to the bar in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Wisconsin and the District of Minnesota.