Many law firms and in-house teams have recommended having a docketing software. A business will eventually grow to the size that the business will not be able to manually track their trademarks.
Docketing software are used to track the progress of the trademark from application to renewal fees. The software will provide a list of the trademarks including notifying the user of any upcoming deadlines. Some docketing software also provide a browser plug-in to assist in filling in the trademark application.
Below are three products that can help track your trademarks:
1. Alt Legal
Alt Legal takes trademark filing and tracking to the next level. The software can be quickly implemented and will save companies time and effort of manually tracking their trademarks through the USPTO.
Alt Legal has their own browser plug-in that will automatically fill in the trademark application from their software’s intake form. The system takes the trademark filing and automatically adds the trademark into the docketing system. The system includes deadlines and provides weekly reports for the action items. These action items include office actions, publications, and fees that are due. The user can also export the trademark list as well.
Alt Legal also provides an automatic §2(d) Trademark Watch alerts the user if there is another trademark that received a §2(d) likelihood of confusion rejection of the trademark application. Essentially, the service helps to monitor potentially infringing marks.
The UI/UX on Alt Legal is great. The system is easy to use, navigate, and eye pleasing.
The cost of Alt Legal is a monthly subscription. The subscription cost increases in intervals as the number of trademarks docketed increases.
2. DocketTrak
DocketTrak is another trademark docketing system. The system provides similar functionality as Alt Legal, however, the system can track a lot more than just trademarks. The system tracks patents, trademarks, copyrights, and domain names. In addition, similarly to Alt Legal, DocketTrack can also notifies the user of any action items.
DocketTrak also has features Docket Watch and DocketForm. DocketWatch provides a services that scans the USPTO and detect matches to the users trademarks. The DocketForm provides a services to generate form letters and emails that you may send out team members of the business.
In terms of UI/UX, DocketTrak is simple to use. The only thing is DocketTrak has more of an older software feeling to it.
The cost of DocketTrak is $75 a month. The cost not too high and manageable if the business is at the level of needing a docketing software.
3. TMCloud
TMCloud is another docketing system similar to the other other systems. The features include the standard trademark tracking and updates on action items. The addition features include intake and data loading, scheduled reports and emails, custom reports and templates, and document management.
In terms of UI/UX, TMCloud is simple to use. However, TMCloud’s interface is in between Alt Legal and DocketTrak.
The cost of TMCloud is similar to Alt Legal. The minimum cost is $100 a month for up to 250 records. The pricing increases based on the size of the portfolio.