IPINl1lGHA/Ufl Page 3 Act 589 ACT OF rna PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENT~TLED PROT~CTION AGAINST UNFAIR COMPETITION ACT, 2000 AN ACT to provide protection against unfair competition and related matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 19th 'December, 2000 BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows Causing confusion with respect to aD~ther'l enterprise or its act~vities 1.. (1) Any act or practice, in the courseof industrial or commercial activi­ ties, that causes, or is likely to cause, confusion with respect to another per.. son's enterprise or its activities, in particular, the products or services offered by that enterprise, constitutes an act of unfair competition. (2) Confusion may, in particular, be caused with respect to (a) a. trademark, whether registered or not; (b)la trade name; (c) a business identifier other than a trademark or trade name; (d) the presentation of a product or service; or (e) a celebrity or wen-known fictional character. , DawSlging au:u)ther penon's goodwill or repu.tation 2~ (1) Any act or practice in the course 'of industriel or commercial activi­ ties, that damages or is likely to damage the goodwill or reputation of another person's enterprise or its activities constitutes an act of unfair competition, whether or not the act or practice, causes confusion.. (2) Damaging another person's goodwin or reputation may, in particu­ lar; result from the dilution of the goodwill or reputation attached to (a) a trademark, whether registered or not; (b) a trade name; (c) ,a business identifier other than a trademark or a trade name; (d) the appearance of a product; (e) the presentation of a product or service; or (j), a celebrity or a well-known fictional character. Misleadmg the public 3.. (1) Any act or practice in the course of industrial or commercial activities, that misleads or is likely to mislead the public, with respect to an enterprise or its activities, in particular, the products or services offered by that enterprise, constitutes-an act of unfair competition.