Basic package · Self-file

Your refusal response, written for you. You file it.

Send us the Office Action. Within 5 to 7 business days you have a complete Section 2(d) response, built on your TRACE™ findings and real Board decisions, plus step-by-step instructions to file it from your own USPTO account.

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  • $700 flat, no hourly billing
  • Unlimited revisions
  • You stay the applicant of record

Is Basic right for you?

The lowest-cost way to answer the refusal properly.

Basic is for applicants who want a professionally built response but are comfortable submitting it themselves. If you would rather have help filing, or want a second round covered, another package fits better.

Basic fits if you…

  • received a Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion refusal
  • are comfortable filing from your own USPTO.gov account with clear instructions
  • want the smallest total cost, as a flat fee you know up front
  • are a U.S.-domiciled applicant filing for yourself or your business

Choose another package if you…

  • want a second response already paid for: Basic Plus, $900
  • want help filing and tracking to publication, with most of the fee due only on approval: Standard, $1,500 if approved
  • aren't sure the refusal can be beaten yet: start with the $25 TRACE™ Report, credited toward Basic

What you get

Everything you need to answer the examiner, in one package.

Not a template with your mark typed in. Each response is drafted against your refusal, your cited registrations and the arguments the Board actually accepts.

01

Your TRACE™ Report

The diagnostic behind the draft: your Confusion Index, the factors in your favor, and the gaps the response must close. Already have one? Your $25 is credited.

02

A custom response draft

A complete, ready-to-sign response that takes the examiner's reasoning apart factor by factor, with precedent and record citations.

03

An evidence plan

What to attach and why: third-party registrations, marketplace evidence and dictionary definitions, organized as exhibits.

04

Related amendments

Where narrowing your goods or services would help, we propose the wording. Nothing changes without your written approval.

05

Unlimited revisions

Ask questions, request changes, and review every word until you are ready to sign. Revisions are included within the package's scope.

06

Step-by-step filing instructions

Screen-by-screen guidance for submitting the response and exhibits from your own USPTO.gov account, well before your deadline.

Refusals the Board reversed

Three refusals that looked final, and why they were overturned.

Each applicant was refused by an examining attorney, appealed, and won. Each won on a different argument, and each is an argument your Basic response can make.

Refusal reversedDifferent overall impression
Applicant's markDUNDER MIFFLINPaper party goods, gift wrap and stationery
Cited registrationMIFFLINLabels, tags and gift bows

Why the Board reversed

The goods were closely related, but DUNDER is a distinctive lead word, and DUNDER MIFFLIN is known as the fictional paper company in The Office. As a whole, it reads differently from MIFFLIN alone.

What it means for your response

Sharing a word is not enough. Compare the marks as wholes, and show what the added words mean to buyers.

From non-precedential decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2026. Every case turns on its own record.

How it works

From Office Action to filed response in four steps.

Your draft is targeted for 5 to 7 business days after the deposit, leaving time to review, revise and file before the USPTO deadline.

  1. Today

    Reserve your spot

    Tell us your serial number and deadline, then pay the $50 deposit to start the work.

  2. Within 24 hours

    TRACE™ diagnostics

    We run your refusal through TRACE™ and confirm the strongest line of argument with you.

  3. 5 to 7 business days

    Draft delivered

    You receive the full response, exhibits and filing instructions. Revise it as many times as you need.

  4. When you approve

    You file it

    Pay the $650 delivery fee, then submit the response yourself, following the instructions.

The price, plainly

$700, flat. Paid in two parts.

No hourly meter, no retainer, no subscription. You pay a small deposit to start, and the rest only when your finished draft is in your hands.

Deposit, to start$50Paid today. Starts the TRACE™ diagnostics and drafting.
On draft delivery$650Paid when the complete draft reaches you, before you file.
Total$700Bought a TRACE™ Report for this refusal? Your $25 is credited.
Compared with hourly billingTrademark attorneys often bill $200 to $500 an hour. With Basic, the total is fixed before any work begins.
If the examiner pushes back againA second response on Basic is available for $400, paid upfront.
Not includedUSPTO government fees (paid directly to the USPTO), refusal grounds other than Section 2(d), and filing on your behalf.
Want the second round covered from the start? Basic Plus includes two responses for $900.

In their words

Applicants who answered their refusal with us.

Every refusal is different and no one can promise an outcome. What we can promise is a response that meets the examiner on the law and the evidence.

This is fantastic work, Stiles. I'm really pleased that you have laid out the arguments so clearly... you sure make a material argument, and I'm very grateful.
Rick
I thought it made compelling arguments to reverse the Examiner's denial. Your assistance was much appreciated.
Kim
Of all the unsolicited emails I've received regarding this USPTO application, yours is the first with an intelligent appraisal of the situation.
Michael

Questions

Before you start.

Anything else? Email info@trademarkscrivener.com.

What do I need to send you?

Your application serial number and the Office Action. We pull the cited registrations ourselves. If you have evidence of how you sell, such as your website, packaging or customers, send that too.

My deadline is close. Is there time?

Usually. Your draft arrives 5 to 7 business days after the deposit, once we have your materials. Tell us your deadline when you start, and we will flag it right away if it is too tight.

Are you a law firm?

No. Trademark Scrivener is an independent trademark administrator and diagnostic service. We do not give legal advice or act as your attorney. You remain the applicant of record, approve every word and file the response yourself.

Can you guarantee the refusal will be withdrawn?

No one can. The examining attorney decides. Be wary of anyone who promises otherwise. Your TRACE™ Report shows where your case really stands before you commit.

What if the examiner maintains the refusal?

On Basic, a second response is available for $400, paid upfront. If you would like it included from the start, choose Basic Plus.

Is the deposit refundable?

No. The $50 deposit is non-refundable once paid, because work starts immediately. The full refund and cancellation terms are in our Terms of Service.

Who can use Basic?

Applicants domiciled in the United States. USPTO rules require foreign-domiciled applicants to use a U.S.-licensed attorney, so we cannot prepare their responses.

Your deadline is already running

Answer the refusal with a response built to win it.

Reserve Basic today for $50. Your draft is in your hands within 5 to 7 business days.

Get TRACE™ first · $25
  • Custom Section 2(d) response draft
  • TRACE™ diagnostics and evidence plan
  • Unlimited revisions within scope
  • Step-by-step filing instructions
  • $700 flat: $50 now, $650 on delivery

Trademark Scrivener is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Fees exclude USPTO government fees. No service guarantees withdrawal of a refusal, publication or registration. See the Terms of Service.

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