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What are the fees if the USPTO issues an office action?

Founder & Trademark Attorney

The exact cost of responding to a USPTO office action depends on how complex the office action is. Minor formalities require only a brief response; a substantive refusal on distinctiveness or likelihood of confusion grounds typically requires detailed legal arguments and can take significantly more work.

Trama quotes office action responses individually once the office action is reviewed. To avoid unexpected costs, Trama offers an end-to-end guarantee that covers office action responses within the registration process for a fixed additional fee, available where the mark is assessed as eligible after the initial check.

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