All templates7 October 2026
Kenchiken Poultry Traders
P.O. Box 30467-00100, Nairobi
Dear Sir/Madam,
RE: PASSING OFF OF THE KENCHIC GET-UP — DEMAND TO CEASE AND DESIST
We act for Kenchic Farms Limited.
Our client has, since 1988, used in Kenya the red-and-yellow get-up of its "Kenchic" packaging, in which it enjoys substantial goodwill. That goodwill is an unregistered right, and it is protected at common law against passing off; no reliance is placed on any registered trade mark.
Our client's goodwill in that get-up is being misappropriated. Since June 2026, Kenchiken Poultry Traders has been selling frozen chicken in red-and-yellow packaging under the name "Kenchiken" at outlets in Githurai and Kasarani. The name and the get-up are so closely similar to our client's that members of the public are likely to be deceived into believing that the goods offered by Kenchiken Poultry Traders are our client's goods or are connected with or endorsed by our client.
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Stop-using-my-work letter template (Kenya)
Also called: Cease & Desist Letter (IP)
What it is for
Telling someone to stop copying your brand, design or content.
The Kenyan law it follows
- Trade Marks Act Cap 506 — s.5 (no infringement action on an unregistered mark; passing off preserved), s.7 (right given by registration)
- Copyright Act Cap 130 — s.35 (infringement)
- Industrial Property Act Cap 509 — ss.55, 105 (enforcement and infringement)
- Common-law passing-off
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