By Yasmine EDDAM
4 April 2025
Has a competitor denigrated your services on social networks? A former business partner is breaching a non-competition clause? A company copies your flagship product, which is protected by a patent? In the business world, conflicts can take many forms. When faced with a contentious situation, the first reaction is often indignation, followed by the crucial question: what should I do? What exactly is the nature of the legal problem you are facing? It is not always easy to distinguish unfair competition from other types of dispute such as anti-competitive practices, simple breach of contract or counterfeiting. Yet this distinction is fundamental, as it determines the strategy to adopt, the evidence to gather, the competent court and the penalties you can hope to obtain. This article aims to clarify these boundaries to help you better identify the nature of the dispute and...
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