3rd Sub. S.B. 239
         UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES

house floor Amendments

Amendment 5 March 3, 2004 7:13 pm



Representative Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following amendments:

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    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    3-1-2004 :
    

             37          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)
[[   S [(b)] (c) s   ]]        (b)       , "unfair competition" means      [[   a   ]]        an intentional      

             37a      business
             38      act or practice that:
             39          (i)
  (A)       is unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent; and

             40          
[[   (ii)   ]]        (B)       leads to a material diminution in value of intellectual property      [[   .   ]]        ; and

    (ii) is one of the following:  

             40a      S
[[   (b) "UNFAIR COMPETITION" INCLUDES:   ]]

             40b          
[[   (i)   ]]        (A)       DAMAGING AN INTERNET WEBSITE;

             40c          
[[   (ii)   ]]        (B)       COMPUTER HACKING;

             40d          
[[   (iii)   ]]        (C)       CYBER-TERRORISM;

             40e          
[[   (iv)   ]]        (D)            [[   MISUSE   ]]        infringement       OF A PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR TRADE NAME;

             40f          
[[   (v)   ]]        (E)       A SOFTWARE LICENSE VIOLATION;

             40g          
[[   (vi)   ]]        (F)       MISUSE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME;

             40h          
[[   (vii)   ]]        (G)       MISLEADING INTERNET DOMAIN NAME DIRECTIONS;

             40i          
[[   (viii)   ]]        (H)       PREDATORY HIRING PRACTICES;        or      

             40j          
[[   (ix)   ]]        (I)       ENCOURAGING A PERSON TO VIOLATE A PROVISION OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

             40k      THAT PROHIBITS COMPETITION OR DISCLOSURE
[[   ; OR   ]]        .      

             40l          
[[   (x) MAKING FALSE OR MISLEADING CLAIMS.   ]]

             41     
    [(b)]
[[  (c)   ]] s

             41          (b) Notwithstanding S
[[  [Subsection] SUBSECTIONS   ]]       Subsection       s (3)(a)      [[  S OR (b)   ]] s , "unfair

             41a      competition" does not include the
             42      departure and hiring of an employee by a competitor.


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