United States
Whether you're challenging a confusingly similar mark or defending your application, our US-licensed attorneys handle the TTAB proceeding from strategy to resolution and watch the strict deadline so you never miss it.
The opposition window is firm, 30 days from publication. Filing from $750 plus the USPTO ESTTA fee at cost; defence quoted after a primary analysis.
Notice filed
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TTAB deadline set
Answer date diarised
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How it works
Send us the application or registration number, whether you're filing or defending, and any deadline you've been served. A US-licensed attorney reads the record. Even if GTC didn't file the original application.
Our US-licensed attorney retrieves the mark, reviews the opposing party and the TTAB posture, then sends a strategy recommendation and a transparent quote before any work begins.
Once you approve, we prepare and file every TTAB submission. Notice of Opposition or Answer, discovery, and briefs, and keep you informed through settlement, withdrawal, or a TTAB decision.
Two sides of one fight
A TTAB opposition has an opposer and an applicant. We represent either, and the same US-licensed attorney team owns the matter end to end, from the first filing to settlement or a decision.
Challenge a published application before it registers.
Someone opposed your application. Protect what you filed.
What it costs
Filing is standardised, so we quote it from a flat base. Defence depends on the cited grounds, so we scope it after a primary analysis. Either way you see the full quote before any work begins, never billed by surprise. The USPTO ESTTA fee is passed through at cost.
Challenge a published mark
From $750
Protect your application
Quoted per matter
These fees cover the initial filing or answer; discovery and trial phases are quoted separately based on complexity. Most TTAB oppositions settle before trial through consent or coexistence agreements, which can significantly reduce overall costs.
Post-Registration Attorney Representation is included free for 1 year. A retainer may apply after that.
Understanding TTAB oppositions
Everything you need to know about TTAB opposition proceedings. What you can challenge on, how most cases actually resolve, and how opposition differs from cancellation.
A proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board challenging a published application.
The legal bases for challenging a mark before the TTAB.
Most TTAB oppositions settle before trial, reducing cost and uncertainty.
Two TTAB tools that apply at different stages of a mark's life.
More time to investigate or negotiate before filing a formal opposition.
Get started
Both paths start the same way, a US-licensed attorney reads the record and emails you a strategy and a quote before any work begins.
Challenge a published application before it registers. Send the serial number and the grounds. We draft and file the Notice of Opposition inside the 30-day window.
Start a filing
Someone opposed your application. Send the Notice you were served. We read the grounds, scope the defence, and file the Answer inside your 40-day deadline.
Start a defence
Why GTC
Send us the application number and a US-licensed attorney reads the grounds, reviews the TTAB posture, and quotes a flat fee, before any work or payment.
A US-licensed attorney drafts your Notice of Opposition or your Answer to the cited grounds, and you approve every argument before it is filed.
We diary the 30-day opposition window, or the 40-day answer date. The moment you engage, and file inside it; a missed answer deadline risks a default judgment.
The same team handles your TTAB oppositions and your oppositions at every other registry your brand reaches.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A US-licensed attorney reads the record and confirms the grounds | |||
| Notice of Opposition or Answer drafted to TTAB rules and filed in your window | |||
| Consent / coexistence settlement explored where it's the smarter outcome | |||
| Discovery and trial phases scoped and quoted before any work | |||
| One team for oppositions across 100+ offices | |||
| USPTO ESTTA fees passed through at cost |
A US-licensed attorney reads the record and confirms the grounds
Notice of Opposition or Answer drafted to TTAB rules and filed in your window
Consent / coexistence settlement explored where it's the smarter outcome
Discovery and trial phases scoped and quoted before any work
One team for oppositions across 100+ offices
USPTO ESTTA fees passed through at cost
The timeline
An opposition runs on a fixed procedural calendar. Here is what to expect once a mark publishes, and once a Notice is served.
The application appears in the USPTO Official Gazette, opening the 30-day opposition window. We track the date for you.
A Notice of Opposition must be filed, or a free 30-day extension requested to preserve your right to challenge. Miss it and your only route becomes a costlier cancellation after the mark registers.
Further extensions require good cause; the final 60-day step needs the applicant's consent. Extensions can total up to 120 days from publication.
If you're defending, the Answer is due 40 days after institution. We draft it to the TTAB rules, you approve it, and we file inside the deadline, a missed one risks default judgment.
Discovery, testimony, and briefing run on a fixed calendar; most oppositions settle before trial through consent or coexistence. We see the proceeding through to the TTAB's decision.
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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Filing or facing a US Notice of Opposition?
Send us the application file or the Notice you were served, a US-licensed attorney reads the grounds, shares the strategy, and quotes the work before anything is filed. No obligation.
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