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Unfair competition claim dismissed as conduct violated honesty and good faith principles causing client harm.

Case Number 0045552
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa dismissed the appeal regarding unfair competition, ruling that the defendant's actions violated principles of honesty and good faith in commerce. The plaintiff argued that the defendant usurped their client base through improper conduct, while the defendant contended their methods were not deceptive. The court held that such conduct infringing on deontological principles constitutes unfair competition and is not protected.

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SOCIEDADES COMERCIAIS CONCORRÊNCIA DESLEAL

Keywords

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unfair competition honesty and good faith clientele usurpation commercial deontology competitor prejudice commercial code provisions civil liability

Cited Legislation

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Art. 81 of the Constitution
Art. 102 of the Constitution
Art. 212 of the Commercial Code
Art. 260 of the Commercial Code
Art. 499 of the Civil Code
Art. 510 of the Civil Code

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1997/11/27
AC STJ DE 1997/11/08
AC STJ DE 1997/11/18
AC RL DE 1994/01/27
AC RP DE 1999/09/20

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00028625

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL200011160045552

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/2F7DCB09FC0D02D680256BBC003B5581?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A concorrência desleal abrange "todo o acto ou omissão, não conforme aos princípios de honestidade e da boa-fé em comércio, susceptível de causar prejuízo à empresa de um concorrente pela usurpação total ou parcial da sua clientela".

II - A disciplina da concorrência desleal é um instituto que visa a protecção dos agentes económicos, contra actuações dos seus concorrentes, contrárias a princípios de deontologia proporcional.

III - Concorrência ilícita é aquela que infringe já as regras de direito penal destinadas a impedir ou reprimir formas de concorrência particularmente intoleráveis.