Responding to an Office Action from the U.S. Trademark Office

An office action from a Trademark Examining Attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may raise a number of different issues. Examples of these issues include:

• Requirement for “definite” identification of goods/services
• Requirement to “disclaim” a portion of your mark
• Section 2(d) “likelihood of confusion” refusal
• Section 2(e) “descriptiveness” refusal
• Specimen refusal

Our attorneys can work with you to provide an appropriate response to address these and other issues. If you would like a free estimate for responding to an office action from the Trademark Office, please provide the following: