AI Office Action Response Drafting

When you receive a USPTO office action, GleanMark's AI drafting tool researches the cited marks, analyzes the refusal type, finds relevant precedent, and generates an attorney-ready response draft. Review, edit, and share with clients.

What You Can Do

• Generate draft responses to Section 2(d) and other refusal types
• Get AI-researched arguments with precedent citations
• Review cited marks and their prosecution history
• Edit the draft before sharing
• Share a formatted draft with clients via a public link
• Access OA research and strategy tools

How It Works

The drafter (the "Office Action Response Drafter" page) works from a serial number — it auto-fetches the latest office action and prosecution history for you. There is no separate refusal-picker step.

1. Open the drafter — navigate to /draft-response
2. Enter a serial number — type or paste a USPTO serial number and let it validate, or pick a mark from one of your portfolios using the "From Portfolio" tab
3. Click "Generate Strategic Draft" — the system fetches the current office action, builds a case packet from USPTO records and examiner evidence, plans a response strategy, and drafts, reviews, and finalizes the response
4. Review the draft — read the generated arguments, check citations, and edit as needed
5. Share with client — generate a shareable link for client review

Refusal Types Supported

• Section 2(d) — likelihood of confusion (the most common refusal)
  • Subtypes: goods overlap, mark similarity, trade channel overlap, and more
• Merely descriptive (Section 2(e)(1))
• Geographic descriptiveness
• Surname refusal
• Specimen issues
• Identification of goods/services
• Disclaimer requirements
• And other common refusal types

OA Research Tools

Beyond drafting, the Office Action Research page (/oa-research) has three tabs:

• Search Cases — find office action cases by refusal type, examiner, outcome, and more
• Strategy Lab — analyze strategies that have worked for similar refusals
• Coexistence — research coexistence patterns between cited marks

Winning Arguments Database

At /resources/winning-arguments, browse a database of successful office action response strategies:

• Strategy effectiveness rankings
• Featured winning cases
• Refusal-type strategy grids (Section 2(d), 2(e), and more)
• Searchable case details

Tips

• Review the cited marks yourself — the AI draft is a starting point, not a final product
• Check the refusal subtype — a 2(d) refusal based on goods overlap needs different arguments than one based on mark similarity
• Use the Winning Arguments database to find strategies that have worked in similar situations
• Always review before sharing — the draft is attorney-ready but needs your professional judgment

What's Included in Each Plan

Feature	Starter	Professional	Max
OA draft responses	1/month included (per-draft pricing after)	3/seat/month	Unlimited
OA research tools	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winning arguments	Yes	Yes	Yes

Current included allowances and per-draft pricing are shown on the Billing page and at checkout.

Related Features

• Markus AI — Ask Markus to research an office action
• Examiner Profiles — Research the examining attorney's patterns
• Confusion Analysis (DuPont) — Supporting analysis for 2(d) refusals