A USPTO Office Action isn't the end of the road — it's a formal opportunity to resolve objections. What matters is responding completely, correctly, and on time.
You speak directly with the attorney who will handle your response — not an intake coordinator or paralegal.
Call or schedule a time online. We'll review your Office Action, walk through the issues raised, and give you a clear picture of what's needed to overcome them.
We'll send a written summary of the strategy, a flat-fee quote, and a proposed timeline. You know the full cost before we begin — no hourly billing surprises.
We draft and file the response directly with the USPTO. You'll receive a copy of everything submitted. Most responses are turned around immediately upon engagement.
An abandoned application means starting over — but the real cost is losing the legal standing of your original filing date.
Your filing date is your legal claim against anyone who starts using a similar mark after you filed. Refile and that advantage disappears.
If the deadline passes, you can petition to revive — but you'll pay government revival fees on top of the cost of the response itself.
An incomplete or generic response gives the examining attorney grounds to issue a final refusal. You don't get unlimited attempts.
An abandoned mark can be quickly claimed by a competitor. The window between abandonment and a competing filing can be narrow.
"An Office Action often contains rejections, but it isn't a final determination. It's a formal notice of legal hurdles that must be cleared to move your application toward approval."
The most common issues — likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness, and identification of goods or services — are addressable with the right legal strategy.
Schedule a Free ConsultationGarvey Adam LLP focuses exclusively on intellectual property. Trademark prosecution isn't a sideline — it's the core of what we do. That means we've seen the full range of Office Action issues and how to resolve them.
Schedule a Free ConsultationWhen you call or book a consultation, you speak with the attorney who will handle your matter — not a screener, not a paralegal. Accountable counsel from the first conversation.
We quote Office Action responses on a flat-fee basis. You know the full cost before we start — no hourly billing, no open-ended estimates, no surprises on the invoice.
We've handled the full range of Office Action types: likelihood of confusion, mere descriptiveness, specimen refusals, and identification issues. We know what works.
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A free consultation costs you nothing. Missing your Office Action deadline could cost you your mark. The next step takes less than two minutes.
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