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

1. Start from a trademark — on any mark's detail page, find the office action in the prosecution history
2. Click "Draft Response" — or navigate to /draft-response
3. Select the office action — choose which refusal to respond to
4. Wait for AI analysis — the system researches cited marks, examines coexistence patterns, and analyzes refusal subtypes
5. Review the draft — read the generated arguments, check citations, and edit as needed
6. 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, GleanMark provides research tools at /oa-research:

• Search — find office action cases by refusal type, document code, or subtype
• Precedent — browse recommended precedent cases
• Strategy — analyze strategies that have worked for similar refusals

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	Firm
OA draft responses	1/month (then $49 each)	3/seat/month	Unlimited
OA research tools	Yes	Yes	Yes
Winning arguments	Yes	Yes	Yes

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

Need Help?

Click the chat icon in the bottom right or email support@gleanmark.com.