In its sixth acquisition, Alt Legal, the cloud-based trademark docketing and management platform, has acquired WebTMS, a UK-based provider of IP portfolio management software with more than 25 years in business and over 500 clients globally. The acquisition, announced today, brings together Alt Legal\u2019s automation-driven approach to trademark docketing with WebTMS\u2019s deep configurability and global [\u2026]<\/p>\n
In its sixth acquisition, Alt Legal<\/a>, the cloud-based trademark docketing and management platform, has acquired WebTMS<\/a>, a UK-based provider of IP portfolio management software with more than 25 years in business and over 500 clients globally.<\/p>\n The acquisition, announced today, brings together Alt Legal\u2019s automation-driven approach to trademark docketing with WebTMS\u2019s deep configurability and global portfolio management capabilities.<\/p>\n It also gives Alt Legal a physical presence in the United Kingdom, with approximately 22 of WebTMS\u2019s 25-person team based in England.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not just combining two platforms \u2014 we\u2019re bringing together automation, design- and customer-forward approaches, and services like integrated global trademark monitoring and paralegal support that go beyond docketing software,\u201d said Nehal Madhani<\/a>, founder and CEO of Alt Legal, in the announcement.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal is to give global trademark professionals everything they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n Unlike some of Alt Legal\u2019s prior acquisitions, which were asset deals, this is a full acquisition of the company. The entire WebTMS team is staying on, including three members who have been with the company since its early days.<\/p>\n In an interview yesterday, Madhani told me the two companies solve the same core problem, that of helping trademark professionals manage portfolios and deadlines, but bring different strengths to it.<\/p>\n Alt Legal, founded in 2013 by Madhani, an attorney, and an IP paralegal, has built its reputation on automation-first design and direct connections to over 180 global IP offices.<\/p>\n It counts more than 1,300 organizations as customers and has expanded in recent years into trademark monitoring and paralegal services through its Alt Legal Assist brand.<\/p>\n WebTMS, founded in 1998, has built a highly configurable platform covering trademarks, designs, domains and more, with a particularly strong global client base.<\/p>\n Madhani described the customer split as roughly 50-50 between the U.S. and international markets for both companies, but said that WebTMS\u2019s global footprint is especially deep.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the years, 30 years, they built a really deep workflow that a lot of trademark professionals love,\u201d Madhani said. \u201cAnd they have a much more global client base as well.\u201d<\/p>\n The combination, he said, brings WebTMS customers access to services they did not previously have, including Alt Legal\u2019s trademark monitoring and its managed paralegal and docketing support service.<\/p>\n At the same time, Alt Legal gains deeper global coverage and workflow capabilities.<\/p>\n Both companies share a focus on trademarks, Madhani said, in contrast to many IP vendors whose primary focus is patents.<\/p>\n \u201cSo much of it is patent forward, and trademarks are kind of secondary for a lot of vendors,\u201d he said. \u201cFor us and WebTMS, we\u2019ve both been trademark forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Madhani said the company plans to take its time with product integration, setting up a customer advisory board \u2014 with a majority of seats going to WebTMS customers \u2014 to guide decisions about how to bring the two platforms together.<\/p>\n In the near term, he said, it will be business as usual for customers of both companies.<\/p>\n WebTMS had also been developing a next-generation platform called Cedar IP, and Madhani said the ideas and work from that project will also be brought into the combined company\u2019s roadmap.<\/p>\n \u201cThe approach here is very deliberate, it\u2019s very thoughtful, it\u2019s very customer engaged,\u201d Madhani said.<\/p>\n Rita O\u2019kyere<\/a>, director of sales and marketing at WebTMS and an employee of the company since its early days, echoed that sentiment in the announcement, saying the focus remains on \u201cservice, reliability and a customer-led approach to innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n The acquisition follows a period of significant growth for Alt Legal. In December 2025, the company announced a strategic growth investment led by SSM Partners, with participation from The LegalTech Fund, aimed at accelerating expansion into new geographies, product innovation and scaling of its Alt Legal Assist paralegal services.<\/p>\n With the addition of the WebTMS team, Alt Legal now has a full-time headcount of approximately 60 people, Madhani said \u2014 up from under 25 before its recent wave of growth.<\/p>\n The WebTMS deal is Alt Legal\u2019s sixth acquisition. In 2024, it acquired WeberMark<\/a> to launch its paralegal services offering. In 2023, it acquired the docketing business of competitor TM Cloud<\/a>, which at the time was the company\u2019s fourth acquisition.<\/p>\nComplementary Strengths<\/h3>\n
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