cease-desist

Drafts IP cease-and-desist letters and triages incoming ones with structured outputs for attorney review.

Updated Dec 4, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal --skill cease-desist-polliticalsolutions
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: cease-desist
Source: https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal/tree/main/.claude/skills/ip-legal/cease-desist
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal --skill cease-desist-polliticalsolutions

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

It helps you draft a well-structured IP cease-and-desist letter for sending or triage one you received into an options memo with a recommended next step, with guardrails tied to your enforcement posture.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Send-mode drafting: Produces a posture-calibrated C&D letter after collecting right, conduct, relationship, and demand details, including marketplace parallel-path flags and a required pre-delivery gate.
  • Receive-mode triage: Extracts key facts from an incoming C&D, assesses rights validity and plausibility, evaluates exposure and deadlines, and recommends a response option.
  • Guardrails and routing: Enforces counterparty diligence, checks enforcement posture/approval matrix requirements, and escalates to outside counsel where appropriate.

Quick Start

Use the cease-desist skill to triage an incoming letter by pasting the content or providing the file path and selecting receive mode with /ip-legal:cease-desist --receive.

Frequently Asked Questions about cease-desist

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I draft an intellectual property cease-and-desist letter?

Drafting an IP cease-and-desist letter requires collecting details on the asserted right, alleged conduct, relationship, demand, and deadline to produce a posture-calibrated outbound letter. The skill enforces counterparty diligence and a pre-delivery approval gate before generating the structured output for attorney review.

What is the best way to triage a cease-and-desist letter I received?

Triaging an incoming cease-and-desist letter involves extracting key facts, assessing rights validity and plausibility, evaluating exposure and deadlines, and producing an inbound options memo with a recommended response. The skill requires selecting receive mode to process the letter and route escalation to outside counsel where appropriate.

Can I use this for both trademark and copyright enforcement?

Yes, this handles both trademark and copyright disputes. It evaluates the asserted rights against available context to determine enforcement posture and generates posture-calibrated letters or options memos tailored to the specific intellectual property dispute type.

Does a generated cease-and-desist letter require attorney review?

Yes, all generated cease-and-desist letters require explicit attorney review. The skill produces structured outputs gated by an enforcement posture and approval matrix, ensuring outside counsel reviews the posture-calibrated outbound letter before delivery.

How do I start triaging an incoming C&D demand?

To triage an incoming C&D demand, paste the letter content or provide the file path and select receive mode. The skill extracts the asserted right, alleged conduct, and deadline to evaluate exposure and generate an options memo with a recommended next step.

What are the limitations of automated cease-and-desist generation?

Automated cease-and-desist generation cannot bypass the required pre-delivery gate or approval matrix and does not replace outside counsel. It produces structured drafts and options memos evaluating plausibility, overbreadth, and exposure, but formal delivery requires explicit attorney review and enforcement posture configuration.