Parasitic Exploitation: Unfair Practice Among Non-Competitors

Violations against the assets that comprise the tangible property of a legal entity are easily perceptible. They are condemned and prohibited by several laws of different nature.

The most known violations against intangible assets include crimes against trademarks, patents and industrial designs, provided for in the Brazilian Industrial Property Law (Law 9279/96), as well as copyright violations, provided for in the Copyright Law (Law 9610/98).

In this regard, the theory of parasitism, under the widely known Competition Law, has been growing in importance and power in the  intellectual property protection scenario.

The whole society strives for free competition since it mitigates and equalizes prices, improves service provision and, therefore, benefits consumers most of the time.