Portuguese court dismisses wine institute's claim against a company for alleged unfair competition in the wine sector.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the wine institute's appeal against a company regarding alleged unfair competition practices. The institute argued that the company's marketing strategies violated competition laws, while the company defended its commercial freedom. The court ruled that the alleged conduct did not meet the legal threshold for unfair competition under Portuguese law.
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AI generatedArt. 103.º do Código da Concorrência; Art. 262.º do Código de Processo Administrativo: The court established that conduct must clearly violate specific competition norms to constitute unfair competition, and mere aggressive marketing does not suffice.
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA000P16682
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA22013120401289
[RECORRENTE] A... LDA
[RECORRIDO 1] INSTITUTO DA VINHA E DO VINHO, I.P
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/0F4DF68612488C6880257C5B003FDE01?OpenDocument