As of December 3, 2022, trademark applicants have three months to respond to office actions issued during the examination of trademark applications filed under sections 1 or 44. You can request one three-month extension per office action.  

Office action response deadlines for applications filed under Madrid Protocol section 66(a) are unchanged and continue to have a six-month response deadline.

Please note that the new three-month deadline will go into effect for post-registration office actions on October 7, 2023.  

Read the examination guide and learn more on the New deadline to respond to office actions for applications webpage.  

Please send questions about the guide to TMPolicy@uspto.gov.