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Free triage call
Send us the office action, the cited references, and the application file. An attorney triages the rejection grounds on a free call and quotes a flat fee in writing.
Patent office action response
An examiner rejected your patent — let's answer it.
An attorney drafts the response to your office action, amends the claims, and files it before the deadline. The examiner decides the outcome; we make the strongest case the record allows.
From $649 — quoted before any drafting begins.
Response drafted
Every rejection met
Claims defended
Argued & amended
Deadline held
Filed on time
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How it works
Three steps to a filed office action response.
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Drafting and your approval
We draft the response — claim amendments and substantive arguments against the cited prior art. You review and approve every word before anything is filed.
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File and follow up
We file through the registry portal inside the response window and request an examiner interview where it speeds resolution. One round of back-and-forth is included.
What it costs
Flat fee, quoted after a free triage call.
Patent Office Action Response starts from $649. Office action complexity varies with the number of cited references and the rejection grounds, so we quote in writing after the free triage call. A procedural or formality response starts low; substantive novelty and obviousness responses are scoped by complexity. No work begins until you accept the quote.
What's included
- Triage of the office action and the cited prior-art references
- Strategy memo before drafting — amendments, arguments, or a continuation path
- Attorney-drafted response with substantive §102 / §103 / §112 argumentation
- Claim amendments drafted tactically — narrowed where needed, kept broad where the record allows
- Response filed through the official registry portal inside the response window
- Examiner interview requested where it accelerates resolution
- Continuation or divisional strategy advice where claim scope must split
- One round of examiner back-and-forth included
- Procedural / formality response
- From $649
- Substantive §102 novelty response
- From $1,800
- Substantive §103 obviousness response
- From $2,500
- Final action or appeal-stage response
- Quoted upfront
- Examiner interview
- Included with substantive responses
- Continuation / divisional drafting
- Quoted upfront
Government and registry fees, where they apply, are billed at cost on top of the flat professional fee and shown before you pay.
Get started
Respond to your patent office action
Send us the action and a patent attorney will triage your response options and email a flat-fee quote.
No payment required Reply within 1 business dayA GTC attorney reviews it & sends a flat-fee quote.
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Office action deadlines are firm — a missed response can abandon your application. Send it now and we will triage today.
Brand details
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The application or serial number assigned by the patent office — you will find it on your filing receipt or the office action letter.
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Select the country or region whose patent office sent the office action (for example, USPTO for the United States).
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Not sure? Pick Other — we will confirm from the document. Non-final and Final refer to how far along examination is; Restriction/Election asks you to pick which invention to pursue.
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Enter the deadline to respond (or the date on the office action). Patent deadlines are strict, so this helps us prioritize.
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Attach the office action letter from the patent office. Adding your original application helps our attorneys respond faster. You can also send these later.
Why GTC
Why route your office action through GTC.
Legal team
GTC's patent team
Patent counsel
Attorney-led prosecution
Substantive, not boilerplate
We argue the actual rejection — novelty under §102, obviousness under §103, §112 support, or a foreign FER — rather than filing a formulaic reply that draws another rejection.
Amend with strategy
Claims are amended tactically: narrowed where the prior art is close, kept broad where the record allows. A strategy memo precedes drafting so you see the plan first.
We can take over mid-prosecution
You don't need to have filed with us. Send the file and prior correspondence and we enter as attorney of record to respond from there.
Built for a firm deadline
Office action windows do not move. The path from triage to filed response is structured to land your reply inside the response period.
Your Customer Success Team
A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish.
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your Account Manager
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Your Senior Account Manager
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
How we compare
What an attorney-drafted response includes that a quick reply does not.
| What you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
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| Attorney-drafted §102 / §103 / §112 argumentation | |||
| Strategy memo before drafting begins | |||
| Claim amendments drafted tactically, not just to clear the objection | |||
| Examiner interview requested where it accelerates resolution | |||
| Continuation or divisional path advised when claim scope must split | |||
| Response filed through the official registry portal |
Attorney-drafted §102 / §103 / §112 argumentation
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Strategy memo before drafting begins
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Claim amendments drafted tactically, not just to clear the objection
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Examiner interview requested where it accelerates resolution
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Continuation or divisional path advised when claim scope must split
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
Response filed through the official registry portal
GTC
Online filing services
Doing it yourself
How it moves
A rejection is not the end of the case.
Most patents receive at least one substantive office action. The deadline is firm, so the path from triage to filed response is built to move.
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Day 1 — free
Triage call
Send us the office action, the cited references, and the application file. We identify the response strategy and quote a flat fee in writing.
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Before drafting
Strategy memo
A short written plan: which claims to amend, which prior-art arguments to run, and whether a continuation or divisional belongs in the response.
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Drafting
Response drafted, your approval
Attorney-drafted argumentation against the cited references and tactical claim amendments. You review and approve before anything is filed.
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Filed + follow-up
Filed, with an examiner interview where it helps
We file through the registry portal inside the window and request an examiner interview where it speeds resolution. One round of back-and-forth is included.
In their words
All your legal, in one place.
One accountable team across every practice, operating since 2016.
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Office action questions
Frequently asked questions
A procedural office action flags formality issues — drawing objections, claim format, or specification matters — and is usually cleared with a single amendment. A substantive office action (USPTO §102 or §103, EPO Article 54 or 56, a foreign FER) challenges patentability of the claims and requires reasoned argument against the cited prior art.
Send us the office action
Ready when you are.
Free triage call. We review the rejection, identify the response strategy, and quote a flat fee in writing before any drafting begins.
