United States
After a Notice of Allowance, our US-licensed attorneys vet your specimen, draft the declaration, and file your Statement of Use with the USPTO inside your deadline.
Your Notice of Allowance deadline is firm — miss it and the application is abandoned. From $125 service fee + $150/class USPTO fee.
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How it works
Send us your USPTO serial number and your Notice of Allowance. A US-licensed attorney confirms your 6-month filing window, the deadline that matters, and whether your case calls for an SOU, an Extension of Time, or an Amendment to Allege Use.
We check your specimen against USPTO acceptability rules before it ever reaches an examiner, confirm your dates of first use and first use in commerce with you, and draft the declaration of use for signature.
We file your Statement of Use through the USPTO Trademark Center as your attorney of record — typically within 3 business days — and send you the filing confirmation documents.
What's included
An SOU is deceptively easy to get wrong — most refusals come down to a bad specimen, the wrong dates, or a faulty declaration. We handle each of those before your filing ever reaches a USPTO examiner.
Transparent pricing
A flat GTC service fee plus the USPTO government fee, paid to the office at cost. Every line is itemized before you pay.
USPTO government fees are native USD, paid to the office at cost. Fees shown are per class — most trademark applications cover 1–3 classes.
Get started
Share your USPTO serial number and your Notice of Allowance — a US-licensed attorney will confirm your deadline, vet your specimen, and walk you through filing.
Your request
After receiving a Notice of Allowance, you have 6 months to file a Statement of Use proving use of your mark in commerce. If you are not ready, you can request up to 5 separate 6-month Extensions of Time before the SOU is finally due.
Why GTC
A US-licensed attorney handles your filing end to end — reading the Notice of Allowance, confirming the deadline, and filing as your attorney of record.
Most SOU refusals come down to a bad specimen. We check yours against USPTO acceptability rules before it ever reaches an examiner.
We diary your 6-month NOA window the moment you engage and file inside it — a missed SOU deadline permanently abandons the application.
We file the Statement of Use, an Extension of Time, or an Amendment to Allege Use, depending on where your mark is in commerce.
Your Customer Success Team
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 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.
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 you get | GTC | Online filing services | Doing it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen vetted against USPTO rules before filing | |||
| Declaration of use attorney-drafted and executed correctly | |||
| Dates of first use confirmed with you before filing | |||
| Your 6-month NOA deadline diarised and filed within | |||
| SOU, Extension of Time, or Amendment to Allege Use handled | |||
| USPTO government fees passed through at cost |
Specimen vetted against USPTO rules before filing
Declaration of use attorney-drafted and executed correctly
Dates of first use confirmed with you before filing
Your 6-month NOA deadline diarised and filed within
SOU, Extension of Time, or Amendment to Allege Use handled
USPTO government fees passed through at cost
The SOU timeline
An SOU runs on a fixed procedural calendar that starts on your NOA mail date. Here is what to expect.
The USPTO issues a Notice of Allowance on your Section 1(b) intent-to-use application. Your 6-month window to file the Statement of Use starts on the NOA mail date — not the date you receive it.
Send us the NOA and your serial number. An attorney vets your specimen against USPTO rules, confirms your dates of first use, and drafts the declaration before anything is filed.
We file the Statement of Use (or an Extension of Time if you're not yet using the mark) through the USPTO Trademark Center, comfortably inside your deadline.
A USPTO examiner checks the specimen, dates of use, and declaration. If anything is off, an Office Action issues with 6 months to respond — and we map that route upfront.
If your filing is accepted, the USPTO issues your registration certificate — typically within about 2 months — and the mark you fought for becomes yours.
In their words
I've had the pleasure of working with Rajat for many years. He has expertly guided me through the process of registering my company in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and more. His deep knowledge of trademark law across jurisdictions is impressive.
Darius Tay, ID
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About Statement of Use filing
Understanding the legal requirements, deadlines, and process for completing your USPTO trademark registration after a Section 1(b) intent-to-use filing.
Intent-to-use applicants must prove commercial use before the USPTO issues a registration.
You have 6 months from your NOA mail date to file, with up to 5 extensions available.
The USPTO requires proof your mark is used in commerce — not just in advertising.
Both prove commercial use — the difference is timing.
A USPTO examiner reviews your submission — registration typically issues within 2 months.
Your application is permanently abandoned — no exceptions.
Not sure your specimen meets USPTO rules?
Book a free 30-minute consult with a US-licensed trademark attorney. We'll review your specimen, confirm your filing window before it closes, and map the fastest route from Notice of Allowance to a registered mark — no sales pitch, no obligation.
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