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Law No. 20.169 on Unfair Competition, Chile

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Year of Version 2007 Dates Entry into force: February 16, 2007 Promulgated: February 2, 2007 Type of Text IP-related Laws   Subject Matter Trademarks, Competition, Industrial Property Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other Notes The notification by Chile to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'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.'

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Decree-Law No. 211 of 1973 Establishing the Rules for Defense of Free Competition (CL036)
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Law No. 20.169 on Unfair Competition (as amended by Law No. 20.416 fixing Special Rules for Small Companies) (CL067)
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IP/N/1/CHL/O/2
WIPO Lex No. CL048