Answer your office action with a clear plan.
An office action can be hard to read and easy to get wrong. Obsidyan breaks it down rejection by rejection and helps you prepare a draft response.
Get startedHow it works
Add the office action to your application, and Obsidyan works through it with you.
- See each rejection, such as sections 102, 103 and 112, and the claims it affects.
- Get a suggested response strategy for each one.
- Draft your response for your patent attorney or agent to review.
Watch your deadline
The USPTO usually sets a three-month period to reply to an office action. Extensions are available for a fee, up to a six-month statutory limit. Check the date on your own office action, because missing it can abandon your application.
Common questions
- What is an office action?
- It's a letter from a patent examiner explaining why your application can't be allowed as it stands, usually with rejections you need to answer.
- Can AI respond to an office action for me?
- It can help you understand the rejections and prepare a draft. Your response is a legal filing, so have a registered patent practitioner review it.