A Practice Note guide to drafting an answer to a trademark complaint according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). Specifically, this Note explains how to compute and extend the time to answer, draft the caption, demand a jury trial, structure the body of the answer, respond to the complaint's trademark-related allegations, assert defenses (including affirmative defenses), counterclaims and crossclaims, and serve and file the answer. This Note also explains how to prepare the defendant's Rule 7.1 corporate disclosure statement.