Exhibit 5.1
AMY
TROMBLY, ESQ.
1320
Centre Street, Suite 202
Newton,
MA 02459
(617)243-0060
December
23, 2010
Oculus
Innovative Sciences, Inc.
1129 N.
McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma,
CA 94954
Re:
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Gentlemen:
I have
acted as counsel to Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
“Registration Statement”), pursuant to which the Company is registering the
issuance under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a total of 1,308,071
shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common
Stock”). This opinion is being rendered in connection with the filing of the
Registration Statement. All capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings given to them in the
Registration Statement.
In
connection with this opinion, I have examined the Company’s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as Amended, both as currently
in effect and such other records of the corporate proceedings of the Company and
certificates of the Company’s officers as I deemed relevant; and the
Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto.
In my
examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal
capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us
as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to
us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of
such copies.
Based
upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that (i) the Shares have been duly
and validly authorized by the Company and (ii) the Shares, when issued as
described in the Registration Statement, will be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock.
My
opinion is limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law and federal
securities laws of the United States and I express no opinion with respect to
the laws of any other jurisdiction. No opinion is expressed herein with respect
to the qualification of the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of any
state or any foreign jurisdiction. This opinion is limited to the matters stated
herein. I disavow any obligation to update this opinion or advise you of any
changes in my opinion in the event of changes in the applicable laws or facts or
if additional or newly discovered information is brought to my
attention.
I
understand that you wish to file this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, and I hereby consent thereto.
Very
truly yours,
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/s/
Amy Trombly, Esq.
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Amy
Trombly, Esq.
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