Malicious competition violates the Anti-Monopoly Law.
The main behaviors of malicious competition are as follows:
1. Infringement of registered trademarks. Without the consent of the trademark registrant, falsely using or counterfeiting other people's registered trademarks to produce and sell goods. If this behavior is serious, it will constitute the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks;
2. Bribery of staff of units related to transactions. Through bribery, seek trading opportunities or competitive advantages, causing adverse effects on other competitors;
3. Defraud consumers of information and mislead consumers through deception, fraud, false propaganda, etc. The act of consuming;
4. Defrauding competitors of their trade secrets through theft, bribery, etc., and using trade secrets to suppress competitors;
5. Squeezing out through monopoly Competitors, so that competitors cannot refer to the behavior of normal competition.
There are many manifestations of malicious competition, and malicious competition often damages the normal order of the market economy. Therefore, malicious competition is an illegal act. If the malicious competition is egregious, it will constitute a criminal offense. .
Legal basis: Article 46 of the Anti-Monopoly Law
If an operator violates the regulations and reaches and implements a monopoly agreement, the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency shall order it to stop the illegal behavior and confiscate the Illegal gains shall be subject to a fine of not less than 1% but not more than 10% of the previous year's sales; if the monopoly agreement reached has not been implemented, a fine of not more than 500,000 yuan may be imposed.
If an operator proactively reports to the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency the relevant circumstances of reaching a monopoly agreement and provides important evidence, the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency may reduce or exempt the operator from penalties as appropriate.
If an industry association violates the provisions of this Law and organizes operators in the industry to reach a monopoly agreement, the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency may impose a fine of not more than 500,000 yuan; if the case is serious, the social group registration management agency may Cancellation of registration.
Article 47;
If an operator violates regulations and abuses its dominant market position, the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency shall order it to cease illegal activities, confiscate illegal gains, and impose a fine of A fine of not less than 1% but not more than 10% of sales is imposed.