Protection against unfair competition has been recognized as forming part of industrial property protection for almost a century. It was in 1900, at the Brussels Diplomatic Conference for the Revision of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (hereinafter referred to as "the Paris Convention"), that this recognition was first manifested by the insertion of Article I Obis in the Convention.
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1. Introduction; 2. The need for protection; 3. The legal basis for protection : A. Development of unfair competition law; B. International protection : Article 10bis of the Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property; C. National protection : three main approaches to unfair competition law; D. The role of jurisprudence; 4. The acts of unfair competition : A. General definition; B. Categories of acts of unfair competition : 1. General explanation; 2. Acts expressly mentioned in article 10bis; 3. Acts not expressly mentioned in article 10bis; 5. Enforcement of protection : A. General; B. Civil sanctions; C. Criminal sanctions; D. Administrative sanctions; E. Sanctions under self-regulation; Annex: List of legislative texts concerning protection against unfair competition;.