Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Pravo.ru on the dispute over legal protection of similar brands that reached the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Molodie i Krasivie LLC, which develops "Lepim and Varym" (Mould and boil) international chain of dumplings restraunts  and owns a series of combined service marks "Lepim and Varym svezhie pelmeni" (Mould and boil fresh dumplings), asked a court to prohibit Spar cookery shops from using the word combinations "Lepim Varym" and "Pelmeni…


Kirill Katkov has explained to DP what is covered by Roskomnadzor's ban on popularisation of VPN services

On 1st of March the Roskomnadzor's  new order will come into force. According to the document popularisation of VPN services as well as posting of materials with instructions on how to bypass blocking can become grounds for the inclusion of Internet resources in the Unified Register of Banned Sites. In the agency`s opinion, the resources…


Dmitry Uryakin told DP whether the paint and varnish manufacturer has a chance to protect its brand from a patent troll

The Intellectual Property Court has accepted a lawsuit filed by Azamat Ibatullin, an individual entrepreneur from Ufa, requesting the early termination of protection of the "Prospect" trademark in two classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services - class 35 (sale of goods through intermediaries) and class 42 (sale of…


Kirill Katkov has assessed the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the calculation of compensation for unlawful brand use

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reminded that for the unlawful use of a trade mark, the infringer may be charged double the income that he derived or only intended to derive from the sale of the counterfeit. However, the judges clarified: this type of damages can be applied when the counterfeit goods are actually available in the…


Maxima Legal's official telegram channel was included in the list of the most reputable legal channels

Maxima Legal's telegram channel has been ranked among the Top 100 legal channels and Top 50 corporate legal channels in terms of audience engagement, taking 47th and 28th places respectively. The research was conducted by Veta Expert Group, the Flavita bureau and more than 80 legal market experts. For the first time, about 450 legal telegram…


Pravo-300 legal rating once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all Maxima Legal practices

On 7 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal has once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, having received professional recognition in 19 areas of the research. Nearly 600 law firms took part in the…


Vedomosti, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Forbes, DTF, Championat.com and other media quoted Maxim Ali's comment on the judicial defence of PlayStation brand in Russia

Key Russian media drew attention to Kommersant newspaper`s article about dozens of lawsuits filed by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a Japanese company that produces PlayStation game consoles, against Russian individual entrepreneurs. At the same time, the media also quoted Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, as…


Three Maxima Legal experts were recognised by the city-wide Rating of Lawyers of Vecherniy Sankt-Peterburg newspaper

Vecherniy Sankt-Petersburg newspaper summarised the results of its first city-wide Rating of Lawyers. Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, won in the main nomination – "Best Lawyer". The recognition of the rating was also given to Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate at Maxima Legal, and Ekaterina Abakumova, Advocate at Private Wealth practice at…


Maxima Legal experts took part in the Baltic Legal Forum of Masters

Maxima Legal experts took part in the first Baltic Legal Masters Forum, which took place from 20 to 22 April in St Petersburg. Maxim Ali, Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, spoke about SMS codes and other electronic signatures in court practice, outlining the problems faced by businesses and consumers and whether there is any protection…


Maxim Ali has commented for DP on the dispute between two publishing houses

Court for Intellectual Property Rights has accepted a lawsuit EMA publishing house accusing Russkiy Scanword company of unfair competition. According to the case materials, EMA is trying to challenge the competitor's registration of the rights to the "Krupnaya Kletka" ("Large Blocks") brand in 2017. If Russkiy Scanword loses the rights to the…