Hillcrest Intellectual Property Services | Patent & IP Law
Comprehensive patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret counseling for inventors, startups, and entrepreneurs. Protect and commercialize your innovation with Hillcrest IP.
Protecting Ideas. Empowering Innovation.
At Hillcrest Intellectual Property Services, we provide comprehensive IP counseling to inventors, entrepreneurs, and early-stage companies in life sciences, biotechnology, and emerging technologies.
Our mission is to help you protect, commercialize, enforce and maximize the value of your innovations through development partnerships and strategic licensing.
Led by Jeffrey Depp, a U.S. patent attorney with 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, university technology commercialization, and global IP policy, Hillcrest offers both the technical insight and the legal and business acumen needed to navigate complex innovation ecosystems.
Core Practice Areas
Intellectual Property Protection & Enforcement
Technology Commercialization & Licensing
Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) & Due Diligence
IP Strategy for Startups & Investors Innovation & Competition Policy Advisors
Comprehensive Intellectual Property Counseling
From patent prosecution management and FTO analysis to license drafting and enforcement, Hillcrest provides full-spectrum IP services for innovators and entrepreneurs. Whether you’re filing your first patent, negotiating a licensing deal, or building an IP portfolio for investors, our firm delivers strategic guidance tailored to your goals and technologies.
Patent Services
Prior-Art & Patentability Assessments
Provisional, PCT, and National-Stage Application Management
Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) & Infringement Analyses
Patent Portfolio Management and Strategy
Litigation Counseling & Management
Technology Commercialization
IP Valuation and Market Assessment
Licensing & Option Agreements
Startup Formation Support and Equity Structures
University & Corporate Partnership Negotiations
Copyright Services
Copyright Registration and Enforcement
Monitoring and Renewal Management
Business Strategy & Policy Advocacy
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