Notice: "Patent Pending" Status Secured for TopDog Web Designs’ Exclusive Dog Trial Management System

April 9, 2025

On April 1, 2025, TopDogWebDesigns.com officially secured "Patent Pending" status for our "Computing Device-Based Error-Proof Dog Trial Management System" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This milestone isn’t just a victory—it’s a firm warning to anyone contemplating a similar system: this technology is ours, and we will protect it.

Our system stands alone in dog trial management. It slashes post-event processing per class from sometimes hours to hours to approximately five minutes with server-side automation—a leap no rival can replicate. Error-proof judging, powered by client-side validation, stops errors like invalid scores or missing times dead in their tracks, delivering unmatched precision. We’ve engineered end-to-end financial tracking—fee collection, refunds, reconciliation, and audit-ready reports tied directly to entries—alongside compliance monitoring for AKC, UKC, and other national dog organization rules, tracking dogs judged and time spent with exacting detail. Reserved grooming, RV parking, timer integration for scent work, and entrant tools for result verification and move-ups round out a platform that’s as comprehensive as it is innovative. Electronic signatures eliminate paper for judging and challenges, email integration ensures seamless updates, waitlist entries match standard ones with full judging criteria, and stored data primes future trials—all proprietary to TopDogWebDesigns.com.

This "Patent Pending" status is a line in the sand. If you’re developing or using a system incorporating technologies like our error-proof judging, instant reporting, integrated financial management, or compliance tracking, you’re on notice: these are TopDogWebDesigns.com's innovations, safeguarded by our PPA any such use after issuance will face swift legal action for infringement. Our patent process is in motion, and we’re fully committed to defending what we’ve pioneered.

Kennel clubs and organizers can harness this system’s power now. see the main menu for information contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to explore how we’re reshaping trial management. To others, this is your alert: our technology is claimed—build something else.

Bruce L Dill
Founder, TopDog Web Designs