Maxim Ali told "Delovoy Petersburg" how the company can protect its trademark
"Delovoy Petersburg" prepared aт article in which representatives of law firms shared their opinions on the most effective ways to protect trademarks from unfair use by competitors. Thus, Maxim Ali, Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law practice at Maxima Legal, considers an effective way to appeal to the Federal…
29.09.2021
Maxim Ali told about the court practice on unfair competition cases at the meeting with the leadership of the St. Petersburg FAS of the Russian Federation
SPIBA Legal Committee held a meeting with the management of the St. Petersburg FAS of the Russian Federation, where the participants discussed topical issues related to antitrust regulation, unfair competition cases and advertising. Maxim Ali, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies Law practice at Maxima Legal, analyzed the…
16.09.2021
The Maxima Legal's IP/IT team prepared an overview of current changes in the regulation of personal data in Russia for the international resource OneTrust DataGuidance
Specifically for the international resource OneTrust DataGuidance Maxim Ali, Partner , Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal and Olga Novinskaya, junior associate at Maxima Legal, prepared an overview of the federal law regulating the activities of foreign IT-companies in Russia, and told about the tightening of legislation on personal data.…
13.09.2021
The Maxima Legal's IP/IT team told about the evaluation of the legal clarity of software and other copyright objects received from developers in Legal Insight magazine
Specifically for the Legal Insight law magazine Maxim Ali, Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, and Dmitry Uryakin, Lawyer at Maxima Legal, told about the evaluation of the legal clarity of software and other copyright objects received from developers and contractors. "When registering and…
07.09.2021
Maxima Legal is once again included in the top 100 law firms in Russia
For the second time in a row, the editorial board of White Square Journal included Maxima Legal in its rating of the top 100 law firms in Russia. The ranking is based on an analysis of revenues, company performance, the number of competent professionals, as well as client loyalty levels. To learn about the rating and its methodology please visit…
03.09.2021
Maxim Ali explained to Kommersant how two competitors managed to register almost identical trademarks for the festival "Smoke on the water"
Autonomous Non-Profit Organization for Preparing and Conducting the Festival "Smoke on the water" (hereinafter ANO) sent a pre-trial complaint to the organizers of the event with the same name (State Budgetary Institution of the Leningrad Oblast Symphony Orchestra, Tavricheskaya Charitable Foundation for Support and Development of Capella, State…
26.08.2021
IFLR1000 rating confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in M&A and in Restructuring & Insolvency
The British legal rating IFLR 1000 has ranked Maxima Legal as one of the leading firms in M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency, its seventh and ninth, respectively, in its thirty-first survey of the Russian market. «The bankruptcy and corporate law practices have historically been strategically important areas in which we have been strong…
25.08.2021
Maxim Ali helped "Pravo.ru" to make the TOP-10 disputes in the field of intellectual property for the first half of 2021
"Pravo.ru" has prepared a review of the most interesting court decisions on cases related to intellectual property. One of them was a dispute between "VKontakte" and the company "Double" (brand "Double Data"). The last company used its own algorithms to analyze public data on users of the social network, assessing their solvency and selling the…
19.08.2021
Maxim Ali commented for "Pravo.ru" the position of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the protection of rights on WebMoney currency
In 2019, the owner of 5,000 WMZ in the WebMoney International Settlement System transferred them under several assignment agreements to another person for $6,000. Having not received money for the title signs, their former owner appealed to the court. The court of first instance, as well as the appeal and cassation rejected the claim, explaining…
11.08.2021
Maxim Ali told Pravo.ru about changes in valuation of patent procedure
From the 1st of August the procedure of pre-valuation of patentability of utility models. Previously the service was provided by entrusted subdivision of Rospatent - The Federal Institute of Industrial Property, and now it is transferred to outsource accredited research and educational establishments. Pre-evaluation is voluntary and it's cost is…
02.08.2021