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We received an Abmahnung (German cease-and-desist letter); what should we do?

The deadlines are very short — have it reviewed before signing or paying anything. The cease-and-desist declaration (Unterlassungserklärung) creates a lifelong contractual-penalty risk; in…

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The deadlines are very short — have it reviewed before signing or paying anything. The cease-and-desist declaration (Unterlassungserklärung) creates a lifelong contractual-penalty risk; in most cases it is possible to respond with a modified text. The gap the warning is based on must also be closed, otherwise a second one follows.

The deadlines are very short — have it reviewed before signing or paying anything. The cease-and-desist declaration (Unterlassungserklärung) creates a lifelong contractual-penalty risk; in most cases it is possible to respond with a modified text. The gap the warning is based on must also be closed, otherwise a second one follows.

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