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description: Customizable Cease and Desist letter generation for external threats.
title: Automated Cease and Desist templates for Brand Protection
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June 10, 2026

## Automated Cease and Desist templates for Brand Protection

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**TL;DR:** Brand Protection now features an **Automated Cease & Desist (C&D)** workflow. When you discover an infringing domain hosted outside of Cloudflare, you can instantly generate, review, and download a custom-branded, pre-filled legal notice in seconds.

#### Why this matters

This update introduces a major shift from pure detection to actionable enforcement, eliminating the manual burden for your Trust & Safety and Legal teams:

- **Instant WHOIS and Recipient Lookup:** We automatically scrape registrar data and WHOIS contact information (such as the registrant or registrar abuse email) behind the scenes, highlighting exactly where your notice needs to be sent
- **Smart Template Automation:** We pre-fill your custom-branded templates with essential metadata, including the infringing domain, registrar name, and discovery date.
- **Tailored Enforcement Tones:** Choose from three default layout strategies depending on the severity of the infrastructure match:
  - *Exact Match:* A formal demand for identical trademark infringements
  - *Similar Match:* A standard notice optimized for typosquatting (one-character distance matches)
  - *Friendly Tone:* An amicable initial outreach for potential unintentional or accidental infringements
- **Full Editing Control:** Before creating the final PDF, a real-time review screen allows you to fine-tune the messaging, modify placeholders, and ensure your text aligns perfectly with internal legal standards

#### How it works

When reviewing a malicious domain match inside your dashboard, your enforcement path splits depending on where the attacker is located:

1. **On the Cloudflare Network:** If the domain uses Cloudflare’s network or registrar, trigger our existing integrated abuse reporting flow with one click.
2. **Hosted Elsewhere:** If the domain is hosted on an external provider, click the **Generate C&D Letter** option to launch the new document builder, pick your template, verify the auto-populated recipient data, and download your finalized PDF.

You can manage your templates and enforce matches by going to the **Cloudflare Dashboard > Application Security > Brand Protection** and selecting your detected Brand Protection matches. For more information, read the [Brand Protection documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/security-center/brand-protection/).

> **Note:** Cloudflare does not represent you and cannot provide you with legal advice. Only you can decide whether your rights have been infringed, whether a cease and desist letter is appropriate, and what that letter should say.

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