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Exhibit 5.1
S ICHENZIA R OSS F RIEDMAN F ERENCE LLP
61 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10006
TEL 212 930 9700 FAX 212 930 9725 WEB WWW. SRFF.COM
May 18, 2007
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
Form SB-2 Registration Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the above-captioned registration statement on Form SB-2 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed by Coda Octopus Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of up to 32,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
We have examined the originals, photocopies, certified copies or other evidence of such records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and public officials, and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as certified copies or photocopies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
Based on our examination mentioned above, we are of the opinion that the securities being sold pursuant to the Registration Statement are duly authorized are, or will be, when issued in the manner described in the Registration Statement, legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable under the laws of the State of Delaware, including statutory provisions, all applicable provisions under the Delaware state constitution, and reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under “Legal Matters” in the related Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP