Unfair competition law, as a subcategory of industrial property law, includes regulations concerning illegal acts by businesses aimed at gaining a competitive advantage over other businesses with similar activities.  

Our legal office provides consulting and litigation services that address legal protection or defense in the following cases:

  • Unfair copying/imitation of a product or service

  • Unfair copying/imitation of a trademark, trade name, or domain name

  • Unfair copying/imitation of intellectual or inventive work

  • Unfair poaching of workforce (employee poaching)

  • Unfair poaching of clientele

  • Unfair copying of know-how

  • Misleading or comparative advertising

  • Defamatory statements and rumors against a competitor

  • Illegal termination of long-term contracts

  • Illegal price or supply and demand manipulation

  • Unfair practices and agreements aimed at creating oligopolies or monopolies