The Winning Arguments database collects successful office action response strategies. Browse by refusal type, view effectiveness rankings, and find precedent you can cite in your own responses.
What You Can Do
Browse featured winning cases
View strategy effectiveness rankings by refusal type
Search for arguments by category (Section 2(d), 2(e), etc.)
Read detailed case breakdowns with the arguments that worked
Apply strategies to your own office action responses
How It Works
Navigate to Winning Arguments — go to
/resources/winning-argumentsBrowse the dashboard — see hero stats, strategy effectiveness charts, and featured cases
Filter by refusal type — Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion, Section 2(e) merely descriptive, and others
Click a case to see the full breakdown — what was refused, what arguments were made, and what worked
Apply to your cases — use the strategies and citations in your own OA responses
Dashboard
The Winning Arguments dashboard shows:
Hero stats — total cases, win rates, top strategies
Strategy effectiveness chart — which argument types have the highest success rates
Featured winning cases — hand-picked examples of effective responses
Refusal-type strategy grid — organized by Section 2(d), 2(e), and other refusal types
Browse & Search
The browse view (/resources/winning-arguments/browse) provides:
Full-text search across all cases
Filters for refusal type, document code, and refusal subtype
Sortable results
Tips
Start with your refusal type — if you have a 2(d) refusal, filter to 2(d) strategies first
Look at the effectiveness rankings — some argument types work more often than others
Combine with the OA drafting tool — Winning Arguments provides the strategy, the drafter applies it to your specific case
Check for similar fact patterns — a case with similar goods/services and mark similarity is more persuasive than a generic argument
Related Features
AI Office Action Drafting — Generate a draft response using these strategies
Markus AI — Ask “What are the best arguments against a 2(d) refusal?”
Examiner Profiles — Research the examiner’s refusal patterns