eSignature Legitimacy for Cease and Desist Letter in Canada

How to eSign a document: eSignature legitimacy for Cease and Desist Letter in Canada

[Music] cease and desist everything you need to know what is a cease and desist letter it is simply a warning about illegal behavior that lets you know that further penalties could follow if the behavior such as patent infringement doesn't stop what is a cease and desist order a cease and desist order is granted by a court it serves as a temporary injunction the party that receives the order must stop what they're doing until a trial can be held what are the uses of a cease and desist character assassination libel slander or defamation trademark infringement and copyright infringement trademark copyright and patent protections trademark and copyright apply the moment you are the author of something patents on the other hand are more complex and expensive they must be registered for protection they protect inventions physical creations and the processes that go into their functioning character assassination it is illegal to say either out loud or in print things about other people that are not true or can be harmful to their reputation or ability to engage in gainful activity contracts and agreements any time you sign a contract or agreement you are bound by its strictures harassment harassment is repeated contacts or threats by other people that you don't want when should I send a cease and desist uses cease and desist notice if you want to issue a formal warning to someone to stop doing what they're doing what does a cease and desist include in general you want to include as many details about the violation as possible what legal weight does a cease and desist notice have it establishes that you have told the offender about their violation they now cannot claim they didn't know they were in violation why should I be cautious about sending a notice if there are threats involved in the letter it can amount to extortion blackmail or other crimes can I sue without issuing a cease and desist yes you can file a civil suit without writing and sending a cease and desist however issuing the notice has benefits first it can begin negotiations to settle the matter without a court battle second it puts the defendant on notice in my attorney refused to write the letter the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility forbids lawyers from presenting threatening or participating in the issuing of any criminal charge in order to gain advantage in the civil case what have I've received at a man letter if you've received such a notice the first thing to do is determine if it's real responding to a notice after you speak to your attorney draft a response to the letter it is a bad idea to write this response yourself especially if the original letter came from an attorney if you need any help with this difficult process post your legal need here to get free custom quotes from the lawyers head up counsel [Music]