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hi I'm barfini from the London law practice and today I'll be telling you what a cease and desist letter is and when you should send one keep watching for more information a cease and desist letter also known as a demand letter or a CND is a letter formally requesting that an individual or entity stop a specified action and refrain from repeating the action in future under the threat of litigation if the recipient does not comply issuing a cease and desist letter is the first step to getting the offending party to stop the illegal activity before taking legal action cease and desist letters can be sent in response to various sections including defamation slander or libel contract breaches and debt collection however the need for cease and desist letters most frequently arises in the context of intellectual property protection where a personal organization has infringed on someone's Patent Trademark copyright or registered design rights seasoned deceased letters are an important tool in the enforcement of Ip protection and comprise an integral part of Ip law copyright infringement is a particular really common reason for issuing a cease and desist letter where the copyright holder's work has been used without permission unauthorized usage of a copyrighted work may include producing and selling copies of the work creating Works based on the original publicly performing or displaying the work and selling or assigning ownership or licensing rights to third parties If part of a work has been used illegally you must be able to prove this by showing the similarities to your original where copyright differs from other IP rights is that works protected under copyright do not need to be registered at the intellectual property office the author of the work is automatically granted ownership and copyright protection by virtue of creating the work this means that if the infringing party ignores the cease and desist letter the author of the work will need to prove that some skill labor and judgment has gone into its Creation in order to meet the minimum standards of originality and then take legal action this requires the support and counsel of a solicitor specializing in IP law in order for the copyright infringement claim to be successful if the infringing party does not comply with the cease and desist letter or if they publicize it by sharing it on social media or any other public forum you can make a legal claim and take the individual or organization to court in cases of ifp infringement or abuse there are additional remedies that can be included in a cease and desist letter such as allowing the infringing party to continue using the IP once the licensing fee is paid importantly the letters should be well researched and carefully written by a qualified solicitor to convey the gravity of the request of to the infringing party otherwise there is the risk that it will be ignored and you will have to go to court to protect your IP right or to stop the offending Behavior be it harassment or Slender at the London law practice a team includes solicitors specializing in IP law for more information on cease and desist letters and to have a conversation about how we can help you protect your IP on an ongoing basis contact us today thank you