Maxim Ali has commented to AG on rejection of a British company's lawsuit over anti-Russian sanctions
A British company applied to the Kirov Regional Commercial Court with a claim against the individual entrepreneur Ivan Kozhevnikov for compensation for infringement of its exclusive rights to works of fine art and the relevant trademarks. The claim was considered in summary proceedings and a decision was made to dismiss the claims. Motivating the…
14.03.2022
Maxim Ali has told Pravo.ru about legal issues exacerbated by the current situation
Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT Practice ar Maxima Legal, shared with Pravo.ru an opinion on the prospects of intellectual property in Russia as a result of changes in the relevant legislation in response to a more complicated political situation. In particular, on March 4, the Federation Council approved and sent to the President for his…
05.03.2022
Maxima Legal has launched Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel
Dear All! Due to the current unstable situation and constant changes in the legal field Maxima Legal team has launched a special Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel for prompt legal assessment of changes in the legislation and other significant events. For transparent navigation in the information field there are hashtags, by clicking on…
05.03.2022
SPIBA has extended Maxim Ali as co-chair of the Legal Committee
St Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) has renewed the mandate of Maxime Ali, Partner and Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, as a Co-Chairman of the Legal Committee for another two years. The St Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) is an independent non-profit organization uniting foreign and Russian…
04.03.2022
Maxim Ali has commented for the DP on a litigation strategy for registering a similar trademark
The Intellectual Property Rights Courthas accepted a lawsuit filed by Ruscom-Agro, a large pork farm from Omsk. The company is asking for an early termination of protection of the trademark "Indicom" owned by Lyubimyi Krai Confectionary Association, an asset of August Meyer, one of the richest businessmen in Russia, according to Forbes magazine.…
16.02.2022
Maxima Legal has doubled its presence on the list of lawyers recommended by Pravo.ru-300 rating
Pravo.ru-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practicing in various fields of law. According to the results of the 2021 survey, Maxima Legal has doubled its presence in the ranking both in terms of the number of noted lawyers and the number of legal support areas. Specifically, 7 …
11.02.2022
Maxim Ali summed up the legal outcomes of 2021 at the SPIBA conference
Today the Legal Committee of the St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a conference "Legal Outcomes of 2021". Maxim Ali, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Law practice of Maxima Legal, spoke about the main trends in intellectual property protection using the examples of the most important court cases of the…
08.02.2022
Natalia Diatlova and Maxim Ali attended the RusForum UK-Russia conference
Natalia Diatlova, Partner, Head of Corporate Law practice at Maxima Legal, and Maxim Ali, Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, participated in the conference "Intruguing developments in international disputes and the ESG dilemma" organised by the RusForum. The event was supported by the…
04.02.2022
Maxim Ali told Pravo.ru about the problems of intellectual property law
The legal portal "Pravo.ru" has prepared an article in which experts talked about the main problems in the regulation of intellectual property. According to Maxim Ali, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, one of them is the lack of ability to protect a trademark from "dilution". The expert explained…
01.02.2022
Maxim Ali has discussed the problems of the Saint-Petersburg legal services market at a panel discussion organised by Delovoy Peterburg
On the 26th of January the editorial staff of Delovoy Peterburg held a round table discussion on the topic "Problems of the legal services market in St. Petersburg". Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, discussed the qualification of young professionals, the economic impact of the pandemic on the legal business, as well as the status of…
27.01.2022