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…


For the fifth time Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers

Pravo-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the survey for 2023, personal recognition in 11 areas of law was given to 8 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…


Dmitry Uryakin has commented for DP on the Ministry of Justice's planned changes to the collection of overdue debts

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation plans to introduce a mandatory requirement for the pre-trial settlement of overdue debts. It is assumed that banks, microfinance organisations and collection agencies will have the right to apply to a court after using at least three methods of persuading a debtor: telephone calls, personal visits,…


Dmitry Uryakin has analysed for DP the court practice of disputes between businesses and officials in St Petersburg

According to Electronnoe Pravosudie (Electronic Justice) information base Smolny`s committees appeared as plaintiffs and defendants in 3.6 thousand commercial disputes in 2023. This is about 10% more than in 2022 - then officials participated in 3.3 thousand processes. Analysing the court practice, Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate, Head of…


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…


Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommends 9 Maxima Legal lawyers in 11 areas of legal support

For the first time ever, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapaer conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies. The professional recognition was given to 9 Maxima Legal specialists practising in 11 of the 16 main categories of the ranking. According to the publication, "getting into the…


Dmitry Uryakin has explained whether it is legal to use facsimiles in documents

Dmitry Uryakin, Senior associate, Head of General Business practice at Maxima Legal, has explained specifically for Agentstvo Pravovoy Informatcii (Legal Information Agency) whether it is possible to sign documents using a facsimile and insert a graphic signature into the scans of documents sent. "The parties to a handwritten agreement have the…


Maxima Legal was ranked among the best regional bankruptcy firms

Pravo.ru, the leading federal online legal media, has presented the results of the Russian insolvency market research. In particular, based on statistical analysis of 7172 final decisions made by commercial courts from 1 January to 31 December 2022 in bankruptcy cases, the editors have compiled a ranking of law firms that are more active and…


Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for Pravo.ru the likely position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in a dispute over the exclusion of one of the participants from the company

This week, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation will consider a dispute over the expulsion of one of the participants from Yugons-Agro. In 2017, the organisation's director Georgy Nurakhmetov sold his share to his partner Vladimir Sorokin. The latter in 2019 transferred all the property of the enterprise to other companies at a price five…


Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Mashnews on the Ministry of Industry and Trade's attempt to challenge the sale of the bankrupt plant's production complex

The Ministry of Industry and Trade demanded that results of the auction for the sale of the bankrupt Machine-Building Plant under named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky in Perm, be declared invalid. The plant had been purchased by PSK Spetsproektstroy at a price five times lower than the starting one. Due to the fact that by the time the Ministry of…