Founder / Co-Founder Ownership Dispute
A focused engagement to evaluate and document IP and ownership questions in a founder/co-founder dispute.
Cease & Desist
A streamlined cease-and-desist letter for a narrow scope (e.g., obvious copy/paste copyright infringement or single-mark unauthorized use).
$850.00
Engagement type: Flat Fee
Attorney fee: From $850
Starting at $850 (attorney fee, limited scope)
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
Best for
A streamlined cease-and-desist letter for a narrow scope (e.g., obvious copy/paste copyright infringement or single-mark unauthorized use).
What’s included
Drafted limited-scope letter.
What’s NOT included
- Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
- Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
- Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
- Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
- Follow-up correspondence beyond the initial letter (separate engagement).
Client responsibilities
- Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
- Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
- Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.
Assumptions
- Standard complexity for the service category.
- One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
- One round of substantive client revisions included.
- No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
- Narrow scope; one cycle.
Scope-change triggers
- Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
- Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
- Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
- After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
Deliverables
Drafted letter.
Typical timing
Typically 1 week.
Standard engagement (quoted after intake)
Cease & Desist Letter — attorney fee $1,800. A focused cease-and-desist letter against a single counterparty, typically in IP-infringement, brand, or copyright contexts. The fuller-scope version of this engagement, quoted after intake.
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