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Anti-competitive practices

Anti-competitive practices are business or government practices that prevent or reduce competition in a market. Antitrust laws ensure businesses do not engage in competitive practices that harm other, usually smaller, businesses or consumers. These laws are formed to promote healthy competition within a free market by limiting the abuse of monopoly…

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Common anti-competitive actions

Dumping Exclusive dealing Consumer choice Price fixing Refusal to deal

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Vertical restraint Horizontal integration Economies of scale Economies of density Vertical integration

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Overview

Competition Antitrust laws Monopoly Innovation Dominate

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Competition Competition (economics)
Antitrust laws Competition law
Monopoly
Innovation
Dominate Dominance (economics)
Profit margins Profit margin

Types

Common anti-competitive actions

Dumping Dumping (pricing policy)
Exclusive dealing
Consumer choice
Price fixing
Refusal to deal
Dividing territories
Tying Tying (commerce)
Resale price maintenance
Criminal offenses Crime
Causes of action Cause of action
Antitrust
European Union
Predatory pricing
Trademark infringement
Passing off
United States
Common law
Lanham Act
Misappropriation
Trade secrets Trade secret
Espionage
Bribery
Theft
Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Economic Espionage Act of 1996
Trade libel
Tortious interference
Absorption of a competitor or competing technology Takeover
Subsidies
Regulations

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Anti-competitive practices

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Avg. degree1.97

Density0.029412

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Anti-competitive practices → AmazonAnti-competitive, Anti-competitive, Apple Inc, Competition, States, Union

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market competition anti-competitive practices also antitrust price behavior monopoly horizontal may competitor companies services unfair competitors business consumers product company

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
predatory pricing or obtaining exclusive purchase rights to raw materials needed to make a competing product.Trademark infringement	instance of	through tactics	0.80	text
passing off	instance of	through tactics	0.80	text
which occur when the maker of a product uses a name	instance of	through tactics	0.80	text
logo	instance of	through tactics	0.80	text
or other identifying characteristics to deceive consumers into thinking that they are buying the product of a competitor	instance of	through tactics	0.80	text
acquiring a competitor to eliminate or reduce competition	instance of	This may include actions	0.80	text
or merging to form a dominant market player who may engage in anti-competitive behavior.Exclusive deals or tie-in arrangements	instance of	This may include actions	0.80	text
fraud	instance of	as would normally be allowed by the first sale doctrine.Occupational licensingTicket scalpingVarious unfair business practices	0.80	text
misrepresentation	instance of	as would normally be allowed by the first sale doctrine.Occupational licensingTicket scalpingVarious unfair business practices	0.80	text
and unconscionable contracts may be considered unfair competition	instance of	as would normally be allowed by the first sale doctrine.Occupational licensingTicket scalpingVarious unfair business practices	0.80	text
if they give one competitor an advantage over others	instance of	as would normally be allowed by the first sale doctrine.Occupational licensingTicket scalpingVarious unfair business practices	0.80	text
Anti-competitive practices	see also	Anti-competitive	0.60	section

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