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Protection against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 (Act 589), Ghana
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Year of Version
2000
Dates
Entry into force:
December 22, 2000
Adopted:
December 19, 2000
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Trade Names,
Competition,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Notes
The Protection against Unfair Competition Act, 2000 lists examples of actions constituting acts of unfair competition (sections 1 to 6), and civil remedies against unfair acts of competition (section 8).
The Act specially contains provisions on acts of unfair competition closely related to intellectual property, such as, causing confusion to the goods and services of the competitor with respect to a trademark, whether registered or not, a trade name, presentation of a product or service, appearance of a product (section 1); dilution of goodwill or reputation of the competitor (section 2); misleading the public as to the nature, manufacturing process, quality, characteristics, geographical origin of the goods or services, and the suitability for their purpose (section 3); discrediting the goods, or the industrial or commercial activities of the competitor (section 4); and disclosure of secret information that results from industrial or commercial espionage (section 5(2)(a)).
The notification by Ghana to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This Act was passed in order to provide for protection against unfair competition. Unregistered marks are also protected under this Act.'
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/GHA/U/1
WIPO Lex No.
GH005