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…
08.12.2023
Dmitry Uryakin has commented on the Novy Prospect demand by Soyuzmultfilm for compensation for the use of Cheburashka's image
Soyuzmultfilm is demanding RUB 100,000 through a court from Robohud compsny of St Petersburg businessman Vladimir Tsimberg. The cartoonists considered that the robot-artist created by Robohud drew Cheburashka based on a famous cartoon image and infringed their copyright. Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate, Head of General Business Law Practice…
19.10.2023
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…
29.08.2023
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…
19.05.2023
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…
24.04.2023
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…
13.04.2023
Maxim Ali has explained to DP whether mobile operators' demands to clarify subscriber's personal data under threat of termination of service are legitimate
Mobile operators have started sending messages to subscribers asking them to clarify their personal data, including their surname, first name as well as passport details and place of residence. The information can checked and, if necessary, updated using photoes of a customer and their passport`s scan on the operator's website, in…
13.04.2023
Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 42 nominations of its own legal ranking
Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal advisors by receiving recognition in 42 rating categories. In particular, the ranking included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 15 categories…
05.04.2023
Maxim Ali has told Telesputnik magazine about the legal problems of using AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being actively implemented in various industries, so questions of legitimacy of its use arise accordingly. Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, analysed legal aspects of working with neural networks specifically for Telesputnik magazine "To learn neural network needs to use an array of…
30.03.2023
Maxim Ali outlined the legal aspects of online trading on the air of TV channel "78"
Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, in the programme "Where's the Money?" on TV channel "78", discussed with Igor Pavlovsky, Editor-in-Chief of Delovoy Petersburg newspaper, the growing popularity of online commerce, the place of marketplaces in it, and ways for brands and buyers to protect themselves from counterfeit…
04.03.2023