Chile
Law No. 20.169 on Unfair Competition
| Year of current version: | 2007 |
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| Date of entry into force of original text: | February 16, 2007 |
| Date of Text (Enacted): | February 2, 2007 |
| Type of Text: | IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property |
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| Spanish | Ley N° 20.169 que regula la Competencia Desleal |
| Related Legislation: | Relates to
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| WIPO Lex No.: | CL048 |
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'This law contains regulations relating to the scope, enforcement and/or prevention of abuse of intellectual property rights, penalizing acts of unfair competition, and it is expressly stipulated that it applies to industrial and intellectual property rights regulated under Laws 17.336 and 19.039.
To that end, it contains a non exhaustive list of acts and conducts considered to constitute unfair competition, including the misuse of the distinctive signs of a third party, false information on goods and services of a third party that could undermine its reputation on the market, and manifestly unfounded legal action for the purpose of obstructing the transactions of an operator in the market.'