Cease and Desist Drafter

Best for: a cease-and-desist letter for IP infringement, defamation, restrictive covenants, or DMCA takedown, with the statutory basis and escalation path spelled out. Covers Lanham Act, Copyright Act, and DTSA infringement, defamation, breach of restrictive covenant, and harassment. Includes the statutory basis, demanded undertakings, deadline, and reservation of rights.


Category	Litigation
Jurisdiction	US
Practice areas	Litigation, IP, dispute resolution, defamation
Runtime	3-8 minutes

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What you need

Slot	Required	Count	What goes in it
Evidence / reference documents	No	0-500	Evidence of the conduct (screenshots, the publication, the infringing product), prior correspondence, the underlying contract.

Inputs

Claim type

Field	Type	Required	Notes
Matter name	Text	No	File name and internal handle. Not printed on the letter.
Cease-and-desist type	Select	Yes	Trademark, copyright, DMCA takedown (17 USC 512(c)), defamation/retraction, trade secret misappropriation, breach of restrictive covenant, harassment, debt collection, right of publicity, other. Drives the template, the statutory citations, and the tone. DMCA, defamation, and FDCPA paths each carry statute-specific prerequisites.

IP specifics

Field	Type	Required	Notes
IP registration status	Select	No	Federally registered · application pending · common-law/unregistered · not applicable. The TMA 2020 irreparable-harm presumption only applies once liability is shown under Lanham §§ 32 or 43.
Registration / application number	Text	No	Required for the DMCA § 512(c)(3)(A)(ii) identification element and to invoke incontestable-mark status. Recipients ignore unverifiable claims.
Infringer URL / handle / platform	Text	No	Required for DMCA § 512(c)(3)(A)(iii) location specificity. Also helps identify Doe defendants.

Defamation specifics

Field	Type	Required	Notes
Sender’s status	Select	No	Public figure · limited-purpose public figure · private individual · not applicable. Drives actual-malice versus negligence framing. Required when the type is defamation.
State for retraction-demand window	Select	No	California (20 days, Civ. Code § 48a) · Texas (90 days, CPRC § 73.055) · Florida (5 days, FS § 770.01) · Georgia · other · not applicable. Many states condition punitive or presumed damages on a pre-suit retraction demand inside a fixed window; missing it can cap recovery to actual damages.

Parties and demand

Field	Type	Required	Notes
Sender name	Party name	Yes	The rights-holder or counsel issuing the demand. For DMCA notices this is the “person authorized to act” on the owner’s behalf.
Sender address	Long text	No	Letterhead block and the return address for compliance certifications.
Recipient name	Party name	Yes	The party engaging in the conduct. If represented, address counsel instead under ABA Rule 4.2.
Recipient address	Long text	No	Use the registered agent for entities. For DMCA § 512(c) takedowns this goes to the platform’s designated agent at the Copyright Office.
Conduct to cease	Long text	Yes	Describe the offending conduct specifically.
Have you previously contacted them?	Yes/No	No	First contact versus follow-up changes the good-faith-effort framing.
Demanded actions	Long text	Yes	What the recipient must do: cease, destroy, certify, and so on.
Damages claimed	Multi-select	No	Actual damages, statutory damages (Lanham § 1117 / Copyright § 504(c), up to $150K), disgorgement, injunctive relief only, attorneys’ fees. Statutory damages under § 504(c) require timely registration; willfulness raises the ceiling.
Escalation if ignored	Multi-select	No	Federal lawsuit, TRO/preliminary injunction, DMCA § 512(c) notice to host, CBP seizure, UDRP/URS domain takedown, platform report. Stating realistic escalation avoids Lanham § 43(a) and § 1927 overstatement counterclaim exposure.
Tone	Select	No	Courteous first contact · firm · final warning. Mitigates Rule 11 and § 1927 vexatious-litigation risk. Defaults to firm.
Compliance deadline (days)	Select	No	7, 10, 14, 21, or 30 days. Industry standard is 10 to 14 for IP and online infringement.

How it runs

A drafting pipeline: prepare → generate → export. The claim type selects the template and its statutory prerequisites, then the letter is generated from your facts and the evidence documents and exported as DOCX.

What you get

Artifact	Format	Contents
Cease and Desist Letter	DOCX	The full letter with statutory basis, demanded undertakings, deadline, escalation path, and reservation of rights.

What this will not do

Send the letter or arrange certified-mail service.
Replace counsel for the final review, attorney signature, and bar-rules sign-off.
Verify trademark or copyright ownership status against USPTO, Copyright Office, or registrar records.
Investigate facts beyond what you provide, including infringer revenue, scope of use, or willfulness evidence.
Calculate or apply the statute of limitations. Verify timeliness with counsel.

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