Dear Sir,
We received the attached IPO Paper (Registrability Report) with mailing date of January 7, 2016. The deadline for providing a complete response to this IPO communication is on March 7, 2016 (or 2 months from mailing date); otherwise, the application may be deemed abandoned.
The Examiner is requiring the applicant to disclaim exclusive right to use “AROMA” for “being descriptive” of the goods. Please note that even if said word is disclaimed, the applicant is still protected for the entire mark sought to be registered.
As the above is the only matter involved, Our charge for preparing and reporting the Response for this Office Action is 3,000 baht inclusive costs in Philippines. Please confirm us to proceed the disclaimer.
However, per our records, our invoice (Bill 5618 dated 11 Sept 2015, attached again to this e-mail) for the filing of the subject application has not yet been settled as of today.
Please kindly request to immediately settle this overdue invoice & provide us with the bank payment details before we can proceed with the filing of the response to the pending office action.
Please let us know your comments and instructions as soon as possible.
In the meantime, if we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Assuring you of our best attention and services, we remain.