Maxim Ali has analysed for Delovoy Peterburg an attempt by Polysan pharmaceutical company to ban a competitor from bringing an identical drug to market
A dispute between Polysan Scientific and Technical Pharmaceutical Firm, on the one hand, and Grotex LLC and the Ministry of Health, on the other hand, ended in the Commercial Court of Moscow. "Polysan requested that Grotex (Solopharm brand) be prohibited from marketing Flatocin and the Ministry of Health from registering the drug. According to the…
14.11.2022
Maxim Ali told Forbes whether the future of Bookmate, Individuum and Popcorn Books in Russia will be affected by their affiliation with foreign-agent media
At the end of October, the Ministry of Justice declared the owner of the Bookmate book service, Irish Bookmate Limited, the former CEO of its Russian division Andrei Baev, and Alexei Dokuchaev, the CEO of Individuum and Popcorn Books, whose majority shares were also owned by the parent foreign brand, to be foreign-agent media. According to book…
10.11.2022
Maxim Ali commented for Delovoy Peterburg on the game developer's dispute with Rospatent over the registration of a trademark resembling an iconic game brand
Saint-Petersburg game developer Exbo North is challenging in the Intellectual Rights Court a partial refusal of Rospatent to register the trademark STALCRAFT, under which the game developer continues to modify Minecraft and develops a multiplayer role-playing action game based on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe. According to Maxim Ali, Head of IT/IP…
09.11.2022
Maxim Ali helped Kommersant understand what a high alert mode means for data centres and communication networks
On 19 October, the Southern and Central Federal Districts of the country introduced a high alert mode involving, among other things, "the imposition of control over communications and communication, computing centres and automated systems". This could affect the operation of critical information infrastructure, including communication networks and…
21.10.2022
Maxim Ali has commented on the Monopoly umbrella brand controversy with Rospatent
The Monopoly Group, which is developing several projects in the cargo transportation sector, has challenged Rospatent's refusal to register the trademarks «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Грузы» (MONOPOLIA.Cargo), «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Сервис» (MONOPOLIA.Service), «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Почта» (MONOPOLIA.Mail) in the Intellectual Property Rights Court, as well as Rospatent's failure to…
12.10.2022
Maxim Ali participated in SibLegalWeek 2022
The VIII Siberian Legal Week (SibLegalWeek) was held in Novosibirsk on 3-8 October and focused on legal aspects and business development opportunities in the current environment. The business-forum featured more than 40 events covering all the areas of legal support for businesses as well as private client support issues. Maxim Ali, Partner, Head…
10.10.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to Advokatskaya Gazeta on the conclusion of one of the key disputes in the field of big data
On September, 23, the Intellectual Property Rights Court issued a ruling on appeal which approved an amicable settlement between VKontakte and Double Data in a dispute over violation of exclusive neighbouring rights to the content of the social network's database (to read more about the dispute please visit this page >>>). Double Data…
28.09.2022
Maxim Ali has told Novy Prospect whether registering a company in an "unfriendly" country affects the court's position
After the list of "unfriendly" countries appeared in March of this year, a number of foreign companies faced the fact that this measure began to be used by Russian counterparties as an excuse for not fulfilling obligations to a partner. Initially, the courts sided with the compatriots, recognizing the claims of "unfriendly" companies as an abuse…
21.09.2022
Maxim Ali reviewed for Pravo.ru a neural network being developed by Roskomnadzor to search for banned content
The Roskomnadzor structure has allocated 57.7 million rubles to develop the "Oculus" system of searching for illegal content. Based on neural networks, it will analyse photos, videos and texts on websites, social networks and messengers for prohibited information, including materials with signs of extremism and terrorism, calls for illegal…
19.08.2022
Maxim Ali told RAPSI about the amount of compensation for moral damages awarded by the courts
Recently, the problem of personal data leaks has become more and more urgent. For example, in 2019 information about Sberbank cardholders, in 2020 information about Muscovites who have contracted the coronavirus, and in 2022 information about customers of the Yandex.Food delivery service appeared on the web. At the same time, it should be taken…
01.08.2022