Cease and Desist

Term: Cease and Desist

Definition: A letter sent by an intellectual property rights owner (such as a trademark, copyright, or patent) to a party it believes to be infringing the owner’s rights.  “Cease” means stop; “desist” means do not do in the future.  




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Lindsey Leist