起草停止侵权函

Note: The following cease-and-desist letter is a jurisdiction-specific template grounded in the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China and related judicial instruments. It is provided for informational purposes and does not create an attorney–client relationship. For use in any specific matter, please engage qualified local counsel and adapt facts, deadlines, and enclosures accordingly.

[On Firm Letterhead]

Date: [●]

By Email and Courier [Recipient Name] [Title] [Company Name] [Address] [Email]

Re: Unauthorized Use of the Copyrighted Graphical User Interface Work “澄光记事App主页” (“Chengguang Notes App Home Page”) — Formal Demand to Cease and Desist

We represent [Rightsholder’s Full Name] (“Rightsholder”). This letter concerns your unauthorized copying and use of the copyrighted graphical user interface and screen layout embodied in the work titled “澄光记事App主页” (English: “Chengguang Notes App Home Page”) (the “Work”).

1. Ownership and Registration

• The Work is an original audiovisual/graphical user interface design fixed in tangible form and protected as a “work” under the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (as amended, effective June 1, 2021) (the “PRC Copyright Law”). The Work consists of the unique visual layout, arrangement, composition, visual hierarchy, iconography, typography, color scheme, spacing, and other creative expression in the home page of the “澄光记事/Chengguang Notes” application.
• The Rightsholder owns all right, title, and interest in the Work and its related rights (including rights of reproduction, distribution, exhibition, adaptation, and information network dissemination).
• Copyright registration: The Work has been registered with the China Copyright Protection Center. Copyright Registration Certificate No. [●], dated [●], evidences the Rightsholder’s authorship/ownership and the date of completion/publication. Under the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Evidence in Civil Intellectual Property and Competition Cases (effective Nov. 18, 2020), a copyright registration certificate constitutes prima facie evidence of the rights claimed, absent sufficient contrary proof.

2. Infringing Conduct

• We have collected, preserved, and time-stamped evidence (including screen captures, test downloads, and notarized web evidence) showing that your product, [Infringing App/Product Name], available via [distribution channels, e.g., Apple App Store/Android app store/website URL], reproduces and makes available the protected expressive elements of the Work, including substantially identical layouts, icon sets, color palettes, navigational structure, and arrangement/organization of elements on the home page.
• Your use was and is without license or permission from the Rightsholder and is not excused by any statutory limitation or exception.

3. Legal Basis

• Protected subject matter: The PRC Copyright Law protects original works of art and graphic works, as well as other works that embody original expression. Original graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are protectable to the extent they comprise creative expression not dictated solely by function. See, e.g., PRC Copyright Law, Art. 3 (categories of works) and general principles distinguishing protected expression from unprotected ideas/functional elements; see also Beijing High People’s Court, Guidelines for the Adjudication of Copyright Infringement Cases (2018) (recognizing that original GUI elements—e.g., layout, color, composition, iconographic design—can be protected as artistic/graphic works where they embody independent aesthetic choices).
• Exclusive rights: The Rightsholder’s exclusive rights include reproduction, distribution, exhibition, adaptation, and the right of making available to the public through information networks (PRC Copyright Law, Art. 10).
• Infringement: By reproducing and distributing the Work (and substantially similar expression) within your app, marketing materials, and app-store listings, and by making it available for download/streaming to the public via information networks, you have infringed the Rightsholder’s exclusive rights (PRC Copyright Law, Art. 10; limitations/exceptions inapplicable on these facts).
• Remedies and damages: Civil remedies under the PRC Copyright Law include cessation of infringement, removal of effects, apology, and compensation for losses. Damages may be calculated by actual losses, infringer’s profits, or statutory damages where evidence is insufficient; for willful and serious infringement, punitive damages of one to five times the base amount may be awarded (PRC Copyright Law, Art. 63). Reasonable enforcement expenses (including attorney’s fees and evidence preservation costs) are recoverable.
• Preservation and injunctions: Chinese courts may grant act preservation measures (preliminary injunctions) and evidence/property preservation in intellectual property cases under the PRC Civil Procedure Law and applicable Supreme People’s Court judicial interpretations.
• Administrative and criminal exposure: The Rightsholder may also pursue administrative enforcement with copyright authorities. In egregious cases, criminal liability may attach under Article 217 of the PRC Criminal Law for copyright infringement conducted for profit and to a serious extent.

Comparative note (persuasive only): Courts in other jurisdictions have likewise recognized that GUIs may be protected by copyright when they embody original expression (see Court of Justice of the European Union, Case C‑393/09, BSA v. Ministry of Culture (2012), acknowledging GUI protectability as a “work”). While not binding in China, such authorities reflect widely accepted principles that distinguish protectable visual expression from unprotectable ideas/functions.

4. Demands To mitigate further harm and resolve this matter without litigation, the Rightsholder hereby demands that you:

1. Immediately and permanently cease and desist from any reproduction, distribution, display, adaptation, or information-network dissemination of the Work—or any GUI substantially similar to the Work—in connection with [Infringing App/Product Name] or any other offering;

2. Within three (3) calendar days of receipt of this letter, remove the infringing app from all app stores and distribution channels under your control, disable further updates incorporating the infringing GUI, and remove infringing images/screen captures from your website, marketing, and social media;

3. Within five (5) calendar days, provide a written undertaking, signed by an authorized officer, confirming compliance with all demands herein and committing not to resume infringing conduct;

4. Within ten (10) calendar days, provide a complete, sworn accounting of:

   • dates of first availability and each update incorporating the infringing GUI;
   • total downloads, active users, revenues (gross and net), costs, and profits attributable to the infringing versions (by month and channel);
   • all distribution partners, app stores, and URLs where the infringing materials were made available;
   • design/development contractors or third parties involved in conceiving or implementing the infringing GUI;

5. Preserve all relevant evidence, including source files, design drafts, specifications, communications with contractors, app-store console analytics, server logs, and financial records relating to the infringing product. Do not delete, alter, or conceal any evidence. We reserve the right to seek court-ordered evidence preservation and sanctions for spoliation;

6. Compensate the Rightsholder for its losses and your profits attributable to the infringement, or, at the Rightsholder’s election, pay statutory damages, plus reasonable enforcement costs including attorney’s fees. We invite proposals for a monetary resolution to be submitted within ten (10) calendar days, subject to verification against your accounting and our independent analysis;

7. Deliver up for destruction or verifiable deletion all infringing materials and derivative works within your possession or control, including source code, design assets, prototypes, and marketing collateral that embody the infringing GUI, or provide an IT-forensics attestation of removal.

5. Consequences of Non-Compliance If you fail to fully comply with the foregoing within the deadlines stated, the Rightsholder will proceed without further notice to file a civil action before a competent Chinese court seeking:

• preliminary and permanent injunctive relief (act preservation), evidence and property preservation;
• orders for cessation, removal of effects, public apology (as applicable), and destruction of infringing materials;
• damages (including punitive damages for willful and serious infringement under PRC Copyright Law, Art. 63), disgorgement of profits, and recovery of reasonable enforcement costs and attorney’s fees;
• administrative complaints to market regulators and app stores; and, where warranted, referral to public security organs for criminal investigation.

Nothing in this letter constitutes an exhaustive statement of the facts or law, nor a waiver of any rights, remedies, or claims, all of which are expressly reserved.

Please direct all communications regarding this matter to the undersigned.

Sincerely,

[Name] [Title], [Law Firm/Authorized Representative] On behalf of [Rightsholder’s Full Legal Name] [Address] [Email] | [Phone]

Enclosures:

• Copy of Copyright Registration Certificate for “澄光记事App主页” (Reg. No. [●], dated [●])
• Annex: Illustrative side-by-side comparison of the Work and the infringing GUI (for identification and notice)

律师函（停止侵权通知）

收函人：[侵权方名称]（含其关联公司、实际控制人、法定代表人、经营管理人员） 地址：[侵权方注册地址/经营地址] 联系人及联系方式：[如已知]

发函人：[XX律师事务所]；执业律师：[姓名]（执业证号：[编号]） 受托人（权利人）：[权利人名称]（“权利人”）

事由：关于贵方未经授权在第25类（服装）商品上使用注册商标“霁云”的侵权告知与停止侵权要求

一、权利基础与证据概述

1. 权利状况

• 权利人系第25类“服装”等商品上文字商标“霁云”（下称“涉案商标”）之注册商标专用权人。
• 主要注册信息如下：
  • 注册证号：[编号]
  • 商标标识：文字“霁云”
  • 指定使用商品/服务：第25类 服装、上衣、裤、裙、外套、T恤、针织服装等（以注册证核定为准）
  • 专用权期限：[起始日]至[届满日]
• 上述事实有国家知识产权局核发之《商标注册证》及中国商标网公开信息为凭。

2. 初步侵权事实

• 我方通过[购买取证/公证取证/现场拍照/线上监测]于[时间]在[地点/平台链接/店铺名称]发现并固定证据：贵方在未获许可情况下，在服装商品、商品包装、吊牌、店招、网页标题/关键词、商品详情页及/或宣传材料上突出使用与涉案商标相同/近似之标识“霁云”，并用于相同/类似商品的销售与宣传。
• 相关证据包括但不限于：页面截屏、实物样品、购物记录、发票/收据、物流单、照片/视频、公证书等（证据编号：[编号]）。如贵方主张授权来源，请在下述期限内提供完整、真实、有效的许可证明材料。

二、法律依据与侵权认定

1. 依据《中华人民共和国商标法》（2019年修正）：

• 第57条第（一）项规定，未经商标注册人许可，在同一种商品上使用与其注册商标相同的商标，属于侵犯注册商标专用权的行为；第（二）项规定，在同一种或类似商品上使用与注册商标近似的商标，易导致混淆的，亦属侵权。贵方在服装等第25类商品及相关商业标识上使用“霁云”标识之行为，符合上述情形。
• 第60条规定，侵权人应当立即停止侵权，并可由市场监督管理部门依法查处、责令改正、没收侵权商品与专用标识、并罚款。
• 第63条规定，侵权损害赔偿按权利人损失、侵权人获利或许可使用费合理倍数确定；恶意侵权情节严重的，可在确定赔偿数额的一倍以上五倍以下确定惩罚性赔偿；法定赔偿上限为人民币五百万元，并应赔偿权利人为制止侵权所支付的合理费用。
• 第64条规定，侵权损害赔偿难以确定时，人民法院可责令侵权人提供与侵权有关的账簿资料；拒不提供或提供虚假资料的，人民法院可参照权利人主张和证据确定赔偿数额。

2. 如贵方在电子商务平台实施前述行为，依据《中华人民共和国电子商务法》第42条、第45条，平台经营者在接到侵权通知后负有及时采取必要措施的法定义务，未依法采取措施的，将与侵权人承担连带责任。我方将向相关平台提交权利通知和证据并申请下架、屏蔽、断链及店铺处置。

3. 若存在伪造/擅自制造涉案商标标识并用于同类商品，或销售明知该等商品的情形，除承担民事责任外，如达刑事立案标准，亦可能被依法追究《中华人民共和国刑法》相关罪名之刑事责任。

三、我方严正要求 为制止侵权、减少损失与混淆风险，特正式函告并提出如下要求，请贵方在收到本函之日起三个工作日内完成并书面回复确认：

1. 立即、全面、永久停止侵害涉案商标专用权的行为，包括但不限于：

• 停止在任何商品、包装、说明书、吊牌、价签、宣传物料、名片、发票、展架、店招、店内陈列、网站/APP/小程序页面、搜索关键词、元标签、社交媒体、短视频、直播间、宣传软文及任何商业场合使用“霁云”或与之相同/近似的标识；
• 立即下架并删除全部线上侵权链接、页面、图片、视频、文案与关键词；
• 停止向他人提供含涉案商标的生产、印刷、缝制、贴标、仓储、物流、推广、分销等便利。

2. 对存量侵权商品与物料的处置

• 立即停止生产、销售、宣传、展示涉案侵权商品；
• 在我方监督下，于十个工作日内完成清点、封存并销毁现存侵权商品、半成品、包装物、商标标识、模具、版板、吊牌、洗水唛、宣传册等，并形成销毁清单与影像资料。

3. 提供完整账目与源流信息

• 于十个工作日内提供自侵权开始至今的完整账册、订单、发票、出入库、广告投放与推广支出、供货与分销渠道、库存清单等，以用于核定损失与非法获利；
• 提供与涉案标识相关的设计、制造、采购、投放、授权来源等全部证明材料。如主张合法来源或善意取得，应提交可核验的上游主体信息与交易凭证。

4. 经济赔偿与费用承担

• 就侵权造成的损失、贵方因侵权获得的利益及许可费合理倍数所确定的赔偿数额，与我方在不超过法律标准的框架下协商；如协商不成，我方将依法提起诉讼并主张惩罚性赔偿；
• 赔偿应包括但不限于权利人经济损失、贵方不当得利、权利人为制止侵权支出的合理费用（含调查取证、公证、律师费、差旅费、送达费、保全费等）。

5. 书面承诺

• 于三个工作日内出具加盖公章的《停止侵权与不再侵权承诺书》，承诺永久停止使用涉案商标或近似标识、不得以任何方式规避、不得再次实施同类或类似侵权行为、违反承诺即承担约定违约金与进一步赔偿责任。

四、逾期不改正的法律后果 如贵方未在上述期限内完成整改并书面确认，我方将不再另行通知，依法采取包括但不限于以下措施，所产生的一切不利后果与额外费用由贵方自行承担：

• 向有管辖权的人民法院提起侵权诉讼，申请行为保全（停止侵权禁令）与财产保全，并主张惩罚性赔偿与合理维权费用；
• 向市场监督管理部门投诉，申请查处、没收、罚款；
• 向电商平台、搜索引擎、社交媒体与直播平台发起权利通知，申请下架、断链、封禁店铺与账号；
• 向海关办理或启用知识产权海关备案措施，拦截涉案进出口商品；
• 在适用条件下，向公安机关报案，依法追究相关刑事责任。

五、特别声明

1. 本函所称“霁云”为权利人依法注册商标，贵方未经许可的使用行为已构成对商标专用权的侵犯。为避免损失扩大，请即刻自查自纠并按本函要求履行。
2. 本函所载事实依据于现有证据与公开信息。我方保留根据贵方进一步信息披露而调整主张之权利。
3. 本函系权利人依法主张权利之正式通知，不构成任何形式的和解要约或对既有与将有权利之放弃；我方保留追究既往侵权全部法律责任的权利。

六、附件（示例）

• 附件1：《商标注册证》复印件（“霁云”，第25类）
• 附件2：侵权取证材料目录与复印件/公证书
• 附件3：本函电子送达与邮寄凭证

请贵方于收到本函之日起三个工作日内，按上述要求完成整改并书面回复至本所。联系人：[律师姓名]；电话：[号码]；电子邮箱：[邮箱]；地址：[律所地址]。

此致

[XX律师事务所] 执业律师：[签名/姓名] 日期：[年]年[月]月[日]