# Reply to an office action

Source: https://joinopenfile.com/trademark/filings/office-action-reply
Index: https://joinopenfile.com/llms.txt

We draft the reply to the examiner's letter. You review it and sign. Included if we filed your trademark.

## When it's due

Due 3 months from the date the office action was issued.

## What it is

An office action is a letter from the examining attorney listing what has to change before your mark can be approved. Most are routine: clearer wording for your goods, a disclaimer of a descriptive word, or a better specimen.

If the examiner refuses the mark because it's too close to someone else's registration (Section 2(d)), the reply is an argument, not a form fix. We still draft it, and we'll say plainly if your odds are low enough that an attorney is worth it.

## USPTO fee

The USPTO charges nothing for this filing.

## Need this filed?

We can't take this one online yet. Tell us about your mark and we'll get back to you.

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