Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) prohibits "unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce. What are "unfair trade practices"?Unfair trade practices refer to trading conducted unfairly or unjustly, which may limit free competition in the market. We have handled over 1,500 unfair competition, trade secrets, and restrictive covenant cases for more than 1,000 clients. Unfair trade practices refer to the use of various deceptive, fraudulent, or unethical methods to obtain business. In California, one such statute is the Unfair Competition Law ("UCL"), Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq. The unfair competition law prohibits "any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice" (Bus. Prof. Business and Professions Code Section 17200 et seq. The law of unfair competition encompasses torts that cause economic harm to a business through deceptive or wrongful business practices. Transactions and agreements not to use or deal in commodities or services of competitor declared unlawful when lessens competition.