Unfair competition
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Unfair competition in commercial law can refer to a number of different causes of action:
- Matters pertaining to antitrust law.
- Unfair business practices such as fraud, misrepresentation, tortious interference, and unconscionable contracts and business practices.
- Trademark infringement and passing off. In the United States, this form of unfair competition is governed by the Lanham Act.
- Misappropriation of trade secrets. In the United States, this type of activity is forbidden by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.
