Alt Legal vs CalendarRules

Alt Legal is paid IP docketing and trademark-monitoring software for trademark professionals. Its docketing automation fills matter data, calculates deadlines, and updates trademark records across more than 180 jurisdictions. Trademark workflows are its focus, with support for other IP matters. Trademark Application Match scans newly filed and published applications globally, while §2(d) Trademark Watch alerts users when docketed US marks are cited in likelihood-of-confusion office actions. Teams can create, download, and save customizable reports that update dynamically. An optional AI Filtering Assistant accepts natural-language searches of docket information. Alt Legal runs through the web, an API, and an extension, with Outlook, Google, and Apple calendar synchronization, Clio integration, and an Outlook add-in for attaching emails to matters. Plans include Docketing from $60 a month for up to 50 matters; there is no free plan, but a free trial is available.

CalendarRules is a web service that converts court rules into calendar dates and deadlines for law firms. Calculations account for a trigger, generated events, jurisdiction-specific holidays, and service offsets. It covers approximately 2,500 jurisdictions across federal, state, and specialty courts in the United States and Canada. Licensed attorneys and experienced paralegals maintain rule sets, and new sets receive peer review before release. Rules are monitored through automated tracking, court notifications, and manual review, including proposed amendments as they move toward adoption. A dual-entry workflow lets firms review and confirm deadlines through their docketing process. Listed integrations include Clio, Outlook, Google, MerusCase, and DocketCalendar; calendar synchronization is one-way. Firms select rule sets by region and court, and additions during a subscription are prorated for the remaining term. Subscription pricing is provided by quote, and the maker offers an unlimited free trial. The Rules Team accepts questions about rule content and deadline calculations but does not provide legal advice.