About

The DocketTrak Story

DocketTrak was born in 2005 as a custom-built docketing system for a Washington DC based IP law firm.  The DC law firm was not satisfied with the choices of docketing systems that were available and they knew custom built software systems were Decision Design’s specialty.  

After offering this new system to them a few years we began to think that there was a void in the marketplace for simple, affordable, and powerful docketing.  Back then docketing systems were expensive, clunky, and difficult to learn (many are still around today). We found an eager marketplace for a simple, yet powerful system.  

We formed a team of computer science professionals, database experts, and legal advisors to reengineer the custom system into a broader based system designed for patent and trademark attorneys and practitioners, paralegals and legal assistants, and in house corporate legal counsels. 

We used the skills we had in custom systems, security, and user experience design to build a high performance database system with a diverse feature set, but with a look and feel that was simple, intuitive, and easy to learn.  The power of DocketTrak lurks beneath, it is not an “in your face” blast of confusing buttons and features, but a streamlined system that anyone can use right away. 

In October of 2012 we released our initial publicly available version on a subscription basis. Since that early time, we have continued to listen to our subscribers, add new features they want, and polish the system to help a wide variety of law firms and companies, US and international, large and small, and organizations with a diverse set of IP needs.

We have steadily grown as law firms and companies in the US and around the world discovered the incredible power of DocketTrak and its continued affordability and simplicity.  Now, more than 1,000 law firms, companies, and universities use us to manage their IP docketing.  We have nearly 2,000,000 patents, trademarks, copyrights, disputes, and contracts managed by our subscribers.  Subscribers in 42 countries and 6 continents use the system and we continue to expand!

On the occasion of our 10th anniversary, we are proud to say YES, there is an easy-to-use IP docketing system that is both professional and affordable.  

Decision Design Corporation

DocketTrak was built by Decision Design Corporation, a custom software products company that has been building software products for our clients and customers for the past 28 years.

Decision Design was founded in 1995 to provide custom software development services in the areas of New Product Development, Custom Software Systems, and Software Remediation Services. Our unique approach to building software has enabled our clients to automate new business processes for better efficiency, release high-quality new products to market, and rescue under-performing applications.

We have built systems for a wide range of companies including Lehman Brothers, Deluxe Film Labs, Alberto Culver, TRW, Sanofi Aventis, JP Morgan Chase, and countless companies you likely have never heard of.

We are expert in .NET, PHP and J2EE application environments, SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL database environments, web-based and client-server architecture, C#, VB, C++ and Java programming languages and iOS and Android mobile platforms.

We have built systems used by 20,000 users and applications used by just a few. We have offices near Chicago and San Francisco, with no development offshore.

Decision Design is a pioneer leader in Remediation Services, that is, rescuing incomplete or under-performing software. In today’s software industry, many software applications do not work the way they were envisioned. Using our proven Remediation Methodology, we can change that and recoup your original investment.

Have a look at our corporate web site to learn more: www.decisiondesign.com.