uniform deceptive trade practices act

Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. A 1964 model state statute that codified many common-law intellectual-property torts, such as trademark infringement, passing off, trade disparagement, and false advertising, and that provided additional consumer protection against other forms of commercial deception. • The Act provides a laundry list of prohibited practices, all involving misrepresentation. — Abbr. UDTPA. See BABY FTC ACT. [Cases: Consumer Protection

6. C.J.S. Credit Reporting Agencies; Consumer Protection §§ 29–31, 33–39, 60–65.]

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译者陈鹏，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，擅长翻译各种与诉讼及争议解决相关的法律文件。