Cease and Desist Letter
(Trademark Infringement) (Canada)

Summary

This template is a demand/warning letter written on behalf of a registered trademark owner in Canada to an alleged infringer; it sets out the infringing acts and requests an undertaking to stop such activities. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. A cease and desist letter is often the first correspondence with an alleged infringer and gives them notice of a dispute. This precedent assumes that the infringer is selling goods identical to the trademark owner’s goods, in association with the trademark owner’s trademark, without permission. For guidance on Canadian trademark causes of action and available remedies, see Trademark Causes of Action and Remedies (Canada). For a trademark infringement cease and desist letter based on a U.S. infringing use, see Cease and Desist Letter (Trademark Infringement).