Breach of Licence Cease & Desist Letter

Intellectual property rights, such as copyright, trade marks, patents and designs, are often licensed so that another person or business can use them for agreed purposes or a specific project.

This Breach of Licence Cease and Desist Letter is designed as a first step where a licensee is allegedly acting outside the terms of an IP licence.

Cease and desist letter for breach of an IP licence

Use this letter where a licensee is using licensed rights in a way that is not permitted by the licence, such as using the rights for an unauthorised project.

The letter sets out the accusation of breach and asks the recipient to cease and desist from acting in breach of the licence.

Requiring compliance with the licence terms

The letter includes:

• a request that the recipient stop breaching the licence;
• an optional requirement to hand over materials created as a result of the breach;
• a request for an undertaking to act only in accordance with the licence; and
• a warning that other legal remedies may be pursued if no response is received by the specified date.

First enforcement step before possible legal action

Sending a cease and desist letter can be a useful first step in enforcing rights where a licence has been breached.

If the letter does not have the desired effect, it may be necessary to take legal action.

Related intellectual property licence templates

A range of intellectual property licence templates is available in the Intellectual Property and Confidentiality Agreements group.

Reviewed and updated template

This Cease and Desist Letter template has been reviewed and updated to conform with current best practice.

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