Chapter IV
PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT AGAINST INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY-RELATED UNFAIR COMPETITIONS
Article 24.- Acts of industrial property-related unfair competition
Acts of industrial property-related unfair competition include:
1. Using commercial instructions to mislead the perception and information about business subjects, business establishments, business activities, goods and/or services, for the purposes of:
a/ Taking advantage of the prestige and reputation of other producers and/or business people in ones production and/or business activities;
b/ Damaging the prestige and reputation of other producers and/or business people in ones production and/or business activities;
c/ Causing confusion about origins, production methods, properties, quality, quantity or other characteristics of goods and/or services; or about conditions for supply of goods and/or services... to consumers in the course of recognizing and selecting goods and/or services or in business activities.
2. Appropriating and using investment yields of others without their permission.
Article 25.- The right against industrial property-related unfair competitions
1. Organizations and individuals that suffer from damage or are in danger of suffering from damage caused by unfair competition acts in the field of industrial property shall be entitled to request the competent State bodies to force persons who commit unfair competition acts to stop them, and claim damages; administratively handle or examine for penal liability persons who commit unfair competition acts.
2. Consumers’ societies and professional associations of organizations and individuals may represent their own members in exercising the right provided for in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 26.- The proving obligation of organizations and individuals that request the handling of unfair competition acts
Organizations and individuals that exercise the right to request the handling of unfair competition acts provided for in Article 25 of this Decree shall be obliged to prove the competent State bodies the fact that their legitimate rights and interests or those of organizations and individuals they are representing are infringed upon or in danger of being damaged by unfair competition acts.
Article 27.- Handling of unfair competition acts
Organizations and individuals that commit unfair competition acts in the field of industrial property shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of such acts, be administratively handled or examined for penal liability. If any damage is caused, compensations therefor must be made according to the provisions of law.