unfair competition
Business playing dirty
Unfair competition covers business practices that give one party an improper advantage over competitors—trademark infringement, false advertising, trade secret theft, or deceptive pricing.
The term appears in both legal contexts and general business discussion: They sued for unfair competition after the rival copied their packaging.
What counts as "unfair" varies by jurisdiction and evolves with markets.
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
intellectual property theft · corporate espionage · bad faith · passing off · dumping · predatory pricing · price war · sharp practice · bait and switch · misappropriation · false advertising · Clayton Act · restraint of trade · consumer protection · trade practices · deceptive practices · cartel · market share
- business lawbusiness law, commercial law, corporation, commercial code, S corp
- business lawsuitscontract disputes, breach of contract, securities fraud, corporate fraud, trade disputes
- business wrongspassing off, predatory pricing, price fixing, bid rigging, antitrust violation
- German Business LawGmbH, AG, KG, corporate governance, shareholder
- IP lawsuitsinfringement, trademark disputes, copyright claims, injunctions, cease and desist
- trade regulationantitrust, trade practices, monopoly, monopolies, mergers
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Contest without unfair advantage
fair dealing · fair trade · ethical business practices · fair play · honesty
unfair competitionopen competition
Unrestricted public contest
perfect competition · free market · equal opportunity · competitive balance
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