Release Date: 8/5/2025
New Matter Type — Available to All Users
Common law trademark rights are earned through use — and now they can be managed with the same rigor as every other part of your portfolio. Alt Legal’s new Common Law Trademarks matter type gives these rights a dedicated, purpose-built home.
What It Is
Common Law Trademarks is a new matter type in Alt Legal designed specifically for docketing and managing common law marks. With specialty fields built around the nuances of common law rights, you can capture the details that actually matter — without forcing them into fields designed for registered marks. It works seamlessly alongside your existing trademarks, patents, and other matter types, keeping your entire IP portfolio in one place.
What You Can Do With It
- Docket common law marks with purpose-built fields. Capture the information most critical to establishing and maintaining common law rights, with fields tailored specifically to common law marks.
- Manage the full lifecycle in one place. Track deadlines, store documents, and add notes using the same familiar Alt Legal workflow you rely on across your portfolio.
- Keep your full IP picture unified. Common law matters integrate seamlessly with your registered trademarks and other matter types — no separate systems, no duplicate records.
Why It Matters
Common law trademark rights have never had a proper home in IP management software — until now. Without a dedicated space, these marks end up in spreadsheets or scattered notes, creating gaps in portfolio visibility and real risk when rights need to be enforced or defended. Common Law Trademarks in Alt Legal changes that, giving IP professionals a structured, reliable way to docket and monitor unregistered marks with the same precision they bring to the rest of their portfolio. Because common law rights are only as strong as the records behind them.