unfair competition

American  

noun

1. acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.

2. the use of any such methods.

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Example Sentences

Firms including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola have intentionally marketed addictive, unhealthy products in violation of California laws on public nuisance and unfair competition, according to the complaint.

From BBC

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleges that 11 leading food makers, from Kraft Heinz to General Mills, violated California’s unfair competition law and public nuisance statute by engaging in “unfair and deceptive acts.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fiercely opposed the bill, its supporters felt raising pay stimulated economic growth and eliminated unfair competition, ultimately benefiting men as well as women, says Rutgers University history and labor-studies professor emerita Dorothy Sue Cobble, author of “For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The eight-year-old firm sued OpenAI, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition.

From Los Angeles Times

Spain's main AMI media association filed a lawsuit in 2023 against the US tech giant, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, accusing it of creating "unfair competition" by "systematically" breaking the law between May 2018 and July 2023.

From Barron's