This patent office action response template is for a response and amendment to an office action from the United States Patent Office (USPTO) advising an applicant of a non-final rejection of a utility patent application. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. If you receive an office action rejecting pending claims, to avoid abandonment of the patent application, you must respond to the office action in writing. You must address all the grounds for the examiner's rejections or objections and request reconsideration or further examination, either with or without amending the application. For each rejection based on prior art, you must present arguments distinguishing the cited art from the pending claims, including any newly presented claims. See 37 C.F.R. § 1.111(a)(1) and 37 C.F.R. § 1.111(b). This template includes amendments to the specification, claims, and drawings. An examiner may object to the form of a claim (e.g., improper claim numbering or a lack of ...