Litigation and compensation · Czechia and Slovakia
Unfair competition and reputation protection
Imitated products and websites, confusingly similar branding, copied text, disparagement among customers or fake reviews. Unfair competition hurts where it matters most: reputation and revenue. We assert your claims for cessation, removal of the infringement, reasonable satisfaction and damages, and defend you if someone accuses you of unfair conduct.
- Lawyer registered with the Czech and Slovak Bar Associations
- Bringing claims and defending them
- Prices agreed in advance
What we'll do for you
Success in an unfair competition dispute depends on evidence and prompt action. Infringing content can disappear and witnesses can become unwilling to testify. We therefore document the conduct first, then decide whether a demand letter is enough or an interim injunction is needed.
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Assessment and evidence
We legally characterise the conduct (free-riding, confusion, defamation, disparagement, etc.) and document it in a form usable in court.
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Demand and negotiation
A legally substantiated cease-and-desist demand — some competitors stop when they see you are serious about legal action.
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Interim injunctions
Where harm is urgent, we ask the court for an immediate prohibition before a decision on the merits — often the most effective tool.
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Court claims
Cessation, removal of the infringement, reasonable satisfaction (including monetary satisfaction), damages and restitution of unjust enrichment.
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Reputation protection
Claims protecting a legal entity's good reputation — against false statements, disparagement and fake reviews, including their removal.
Deliverablesteps to stop the unfair conduct and claims asserted for cessation, removal of the infringement, satisfaction and damages
How it works
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- Assessmentday 0
We review the competitor's conduct and evidence and explain the claims available to you and your prospects.
- Documentation
We secure evidence before it disappears.
- Demand or injunction
Depending on urgency — a demand and negotiation, or an immediate application for an interim injunction.
- Proceedings
We conduct the dispute through to cessation of the conduct and compensation.
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Send us an enquiry. We usually reply within 24 hours with a price confirmation and next steps. The first 30-minute consultation is free and commits you to nothing.
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- 3We start work only after your approval
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What clients ask
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What constitutes unfair competition?
Conduct in economic competition that breaches fair standards of competition and is capable of causing harm — typically creating confusion, free-riding on reputation, misleading advertising, disparaging a competitor or breaching trade secrets. We assess whether specific conduct meets the criteria from the evidence — the boundary between tough and unfair competition is a legal question.
A competitor copied our website and text. Is that unfair competition?
Often it is a twofold problem — unfair free-riding and copyright infringement. We invoke both regimes together; the combination increases pressure and the prospects of prompt removal and compensation.
Fake reviews of our business are circulating. Can anything be done?
Yes — from removal requests through the platforms to claims for reputation protection and unfair competition if a competitor is behind the reviews. It is important to document the reviews and act; complete inaction only deepens the harm.
How quickly can a court stop the competitor?
Through an interim injunction, in a matter of days to weeks if we substantiate an urgent threat of harm — the main dispute then continues, but the offending conduct is already stopped. That is precisely why prompt documentation is crucial.
How much does action against unfair competition cost?
Assessment and a demand letter are a limited initial task; litigation depends on its scope. We proceed in stages, with the price agreed in advance — and honour what we agree.
Legal Q&A
Common questions on this topic
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Someone has applied for a trademark similar to ours. How and by when can we oppose it?
Opposition is filed with the Slovak Industrial Property Office within three months of publication of the application in its bulletin. The deadline is strict: later additions, expanded grounds and evidence are disregarded, so the filing must be complete from the outset. Monitoring competitors' applications continuously is worthwhile. After registration, the longer route of an invalidity application remains.
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Must an influencer label our post as advertising, and who is liable if they do not?
Yes. A paid or otherwise rewarded post is advertising and a trader's commercial practice. If its promotional nature is unclear, the Consumer Protection Act treats it as an always-prohibited unfair commercial practice. The trader whose product is promoted bears primary responsibility, but the law expressly also covers anyone acting in its name or on its behalf, including the influencer. Labels must be understandable and visible without expanding the post. The contract should expressly regulate labelling, content approval and sanctions.
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The recipient under our NDA wants to show our information to its advisers and subcontractors. Who is liable if they leak it?
A non-disclosure agreement binds only those who entered into it; the recipient's adviser or subcontractor is not bound by it. A recipient who passes the information to someone outside the permitted circle breaches the NDA themselves. Where the recipient performs their obligations through another person, they are liable under Section 331 of the Commercial Code as if performing themselves; that rule will not, however, apply reliably to every type of adviser. The NDA should therefore deal expressly with the circle of third parties, how they are bound and the recipient's liability for them.
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Further reading
A former employee has joined a competitor and taken clients with him: what the employer can claim
When a key employee leaves for a competitor and clients or company data follow, the employer has a non-compete clause, protection of trade secrets, unfair competition and damages at its disposal. Each instrument has different conditions and calls for different evidence. This article shows how to assess the situation and in what order to proceed.
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Trade secrets in Slovakia and Czechia: what the law protects and what an NDA must add
Statutory protection of trade secrets and a non-disclosure agreement complement each other rather than replace each other. This article compares the Slovak and Czech rules and shows which gaps an NDA must close where a company shares know-how with partners in both countries.
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A competitor has copied your website, texts or photographs: what copyright offers and what unfair competition offers
Texts taken over, product photographs or an imitated e-shop layout can be addressed under two legal regimes at once. This article explains when website content is a protected work, what can be claimed from the infringer and how financial compensation is calculated. It is for e-shops and companies whose content has appeared on someone else’s website.
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