Unfair competition - Indian Laws - General

Unfair competition Unfair competition means 1. Dishonest or fraudulent rivalry in trade and commerce; esp., the practice of trying to substitute one s own goods or products in the market for those of another by means of imitating or counterfeiting the name, brand, size, shape, or other distinctive characteristic of the article or packaging. 2. The body of law protecting the first user of such a name, brand, size, shape, or other distinctive characteristic against an imitating or counterfeiting competitor. Source - Thomsonreuters Legal glossary