Any act of competition contrary to honest practices in industrial or commercial matters constitutes an act of unfair competition. The following acts shall constitute acts of unfair competition and shall be prohibited:
- direct or indirect use of a false indication of the source of a good or the identity of the producer, manufacturer, or merchant;
- all acts of such a nature as to create confusion by any means whatever with the establishment, the goods, or the industrial or commercial activities, of a competitor;
- false allegations of such a nature as to discredit the establishment, the goods, or the industrial or commercial activities, of a competitor;
- use of indications or allegations where such use is liable to mislead the public as to the nature, the manufacturing process, the characteristics, the suitability for their purpose, or the quantity, of the goods.
