Unfair Competition by Truthful Disparagement

protection of trade marks against unfair competition

the law of prohibition of unfair competition prohibits any deed or action which is against the normal competition in the market. before emergence of special laws for protection of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, such right could be protected either by tort law claims or law of unfair competition. however, the law of prohibition of unfair competition covers a wider area than ...

Non-Compete Agreements and Unfair Competition — An Updated Overview

Michael B. Kass INTRODUCTION Contracts are enforceable, right? Not always, at least not when it comes to non-compete agreements. Indeed, employers and their employees often have misconceptions about the enforceability of restrictive covenants. The employer is often convinced of its ability to enforce the agreement to prevent its employee from competing, while the employee often believes that th...

A Practioner Guide To The Unfair Competition Law In Jordan

Until the year 2000, there was no specific statute enacted in Jordan that regulates unfair competition. In the year 2000, the Jordanian Unfair Competition Law No. 15 of 2000 was enacted. The Law deals with the issue of unfair competition in a very generic way. In addition to the Jordanian Unfair Competition Law, the principal statutory source of protection is implemented through the general rul...

Restatement (third) of Unfair Competition Current through June 2009

a. Rationale for protection. The protection of confidential business information dates at least to Roman law, which afforded relief against a person who induced another's employee to divulge secrets relating to the master's commercial affairs. The modern law of trade secrets evolved in England in the early 19th century, apparently in response to the growing accumulation of technical know-how an...

Batch Code Obliteration Violates Trademark and Unfair Competition Laws by Causing "Likelihood of Consumer Confusion"