Acts constituting unfair competition

The following constitute unfair competition:

1. 1.False statements against a competitor that remove, reduce, or harm confidence in the competitor's business enterprise, goods, or industrial and commercial activities;
2. 2.An act that leads to creating a resemblance between one's own goods and services and a competitor's goods and services, provided that it is of a nature to cause consumer confusion;
3. 3.False or misleading advertising and any provision of information or creation of a false impression that misleads the public as to the nature of the products and their quality — such as the constituent materials of the goods, their period of validity and origin, the method of manufacture, the amount or quantity, and the availability for use of the products;
4. 4.Misleading comparative advertising by a competitor that damages the reputation and standing of a competitor's goods, services, or economic activities;
5. 5.Advertising that does not distinguish the original goods from licensed goods that do not have the quality of the original goods;
6. 6.Any collusion to increase or decrease the price of goods and services carried out for the purpose of eliminating competitors.

Note — An expert opinion rendered by a specialized authority within the scope of its legal competence regarding goods or services does not constitute unfair competition.