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KEYTLaw Fixed Fee Domain Name Cease & Desist Letter

by Charles Runyan, Ph.D., J.D. Domain Name Law Attorney

I prefer to provide legal services on a fixed fee basis.  I will prepare and send a cease & desist letter to registrants (owners) of domain names that infringe on a single federally registered trademark or service mark for a legal fixed fee of $499 for each registrant, payable in advance, plus associated costs such as certified mailing fees and overnight delivery fees.

Mark owners can send a cease & desist letter to infringing domain name owners on the mark owner's letterhead.  See Sample Domain Name Cease & Desist Letter.  However, I believe that a cease & desist letter from a lawyer has a much greater chance for a successful outcome than a letter from a mark owner.  It is very common for owners of infringing domain names who have limited financial resources to comply fully with a lawyer's cease & desist demand letter alleging violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.  See KEYTLaw FAQ: The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999.  These domain name owners realize that defending a lawsuit or an arbitration proceeding could be very costly.

Another reason for a mark owner to hire me to prepare and send a domain name cease & desist letter is that my letter includes a formal Settlement Agreement for the parties to sign that includes provisions governing: (i) the transfer of the domain names, (ii) a covenant of the infringer to sign and deliver an Assignment of Domain Name (in the form of an exhibit attached to the Settlement Agreement) to the mark owner, (iii) a covenant to cease & desist from further infringement, and (iv) a release of the infringer from the mark owner's claims arising from use of the infringing domain name after the infringing domain name has been transferred.  A prudent infringer will want a release of claims as part of an agreement to transfer a domain name.

I send cease & desist letters for a fixed fee of $499 per registrant.  If the registrant has five infringing domain names, the fee is $499, but if there are three domain names owned by three different registrants, the fee for three letters is $1,497. 

If you would like to hire me to prepare and send one or more domain name cease & desist letters, call me at 602-906-4953, ext. 111 or cer@keytlaw.com and I will send you a proposed legal engagement agreement. 

Disclaimer: The fact a KEYTLaw attorney may communicate with you via email, letters or the telephone does not mean that KEYTLaw or any of its attorney are your attorney or that they give you legal advice. KEYTLaw, LLC, and its attorneys will not become your lawyer and you will not hire us unless and until: (i) you first elect to do so, (ii) we sign an engagement agreement that sets forth what legal services the attorney will provide and how you will be charged, and (iii) and you pay any required security deposit or advance fee.

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About Charles Runyan

Chuck Runyan, Ph.D., J.D., has been practicing intellectual property law since 1997.  Chuck advises trademark holders about domain names that infringe on a trademark and if the trademark holder has a claim to a domain name under ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.  He has a Ph.D. in chemistry and has been a patent attorney since 1998 whose practice includes patent preparation, prosecution, portfolio management, and opinion work.  Chuck represents individuals and businesses, start-ups through large, multi-national pharmaceutical companies, in their pursuit and enforcement of patent rights throughout the United States and worldwide.  Charles Runyan is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California and Texas.  Call Chuck at 480-205-9365, email at  cer@keytlaw.com and fax at 602-297-6890.  Communicating with Charles Runyan via email, telephone or otherwise does not cause you to become a client of Chuck Runyan or KEYTLaw, LLC, or cause your communications to be confidential or subject to the attorney client privilege.  Charles Runyan is of counsel to KEYTLaw, LLC.

Domain Name Law Consultations

Domain name lawyer & trademark lawyer Charles Runyan, Ph.D., offers phone consultations on domain name law and cybersquatting issues for $499 (1 hour) and $299 (1/2 hour).  Call Chuck at 480-205-9365 or send an email to cer@keytlaw.com.

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