get_latest_office_action
Get the latest office action for a trademark serial number, plus the latest recorded response if one exists, and the VERIFIED refusal grounds (with cited registration numbers) parsed from the OA text. Use refusal_grounds as the authoritative answer to "what is this OA about / what ground is the r...
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What get_latest_office_action does on GleanMark Trademark Search
AI agents call get_latest_office_action to retrieve information from GleanMark Trademark Search without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
serial_number | string | Yes | USPTO serial number |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_latest_office_action is rated Low
This tool performs read-only operations on trademark office actions and refusal grounds. It extracts and parses information from existing documents without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The parsing of 'VERIFIED refusal grounds' is data extraction, not data modification.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves and queries existing trademark office action data: 'Get the latest office action for a trademark serial number, plus the latest recorded response if one exists'.
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The rule that runs get_latest_office_action safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GleanMark Trademark Search, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_latest_office_action, this is the rule to start with:
get_latest_office_action is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect GleanMark Trademark Search, apply this rule, and every get_latest_office_action call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_latest_office_action
Get the latest office action for a trademark serial number, plus the latest recorded response if one exists, and the VERIFIED refusal grounds (with cited registration numbers) parsed from the OA text. Use refusal_grounds as the authoritative answer to "what is this OA about / what ground is the refusal" — never infer the basis from the document title or general knowledge. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_latest_office_action accepts 1 parameter: serial_number. Required: serial_number. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_latest_office_action: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GleanMark Trademark Search. Nothing to install.
get_latest_office_action is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_latest_office_action rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_latest_office_action. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_latest_office_action is provided by the GleanMark Trademark Search MCP server (https://gleanmark.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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