Maxim Ali commented for Delovoy Peterburg on the game developer's dispute with Rospatent over the registration of a trademark resembling an iconic game brand
Saint-Petersburg game developer Exbo North is challenging in the Intellectual Rights Court a partial refusal of Rospatent to register the trademark STALCRAFT, under which the game developer continues to modify Minecraft and develops a multiplayer role-playing action game based on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe. According to Maxim Ali, Head of IT/IP…
09.11.2022
Konstantin Boytsov analysed for Forbes the legitimacy of the General Prosecutor's Office claims against one of Russia's largest tea manufacturers
Tea producer Matsestinsky Tea, which leases 538 hectares of land in Sochi's Khostinsky district from the city administration, as well as a number of farmers who received part of that land under an assignment agreement, must vacate the plots within a month. Such a ruling was issued by the Khostinsky district court at the suit of the Prosecutor…
03.11.2022
Maxim Ali has commented on the Monopoly umbrella brand controversy with Rospatent
The Monopoly Group, which is developing several projects in the cargo transportation sector, has challenged Rospatent's refusal to register the trademarks «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Грузы» (MONOPOLIA.Cargo), «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Сервис» (MONOPOLIA.Service), «МОНОПОЛИЯ.Почта» (MONOPOLIA.Mail) in the Intellectual Property Rights Court, as well as Rospatent's failure to…
12.10.2022
SergeI Bakeshin has assessed for Novy Prospect the impact of sanctions, businesses leaving Russia and the end of the bankruptcy moratorium on the number of disputes
Novy Prospect online publishing has pointed out that the Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region is now hearing several disputes related to the imposed sanctions and the withdrawal of foreign companies from Russia. In particular, Severstal is suing Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant for more than RUB 2 billion in debt. The…
10.10.2022
Maxim Ali has commented to Advokatskaya Gazeta on the conclusion of one of the key disputes in the field of big data
On September, 23, the Intellectual Property Rights Court issued a ruling on appeal which approved an amicable settlement between VKontakte and Double Data in a dispute over violation of exclusive neighbouring rights to the content of the social network's database (to read more about the dispute please visit this page >>>). Double Data…
28.09.2022
Pravo.ru once again ranked Maxima Legal among the leaders in the quantitative bankruptcy ranking
Pravo.ru legal online publishing has ranked the law firms which are more active and successful than their colleagues in such disputes. The research was based on the statistical analysis of more than 8,000 final decisions made by commercial courts from January 1 to December 31, 2021. The research of Pravo.ru once again certified…
27.09.2022
Maxim Ali has told Novy Prospect whether registering a company in an "unfriendly" country affects the court's position
After the list of "unfriendly" countries appeared in March of this year, a number of foreign companies faced the fact that this measure began to be used by Russian counterparties as an excuse for not fulfilling obligations to a partner. Initially, the courts sided with the compatriots, recognizing the claims of "unfriendly" companies as an abuse…
21.09.2022
Maxim Avrashkov has explained to Delovoy Peterburg the pricing of dispute resolution
The geopolitical situation, which has changed dramatically over the last six months, has affected all sectors of the economy. One of the key factors affecting the legal services market has been the withdrawal of foreign business from Russia. This has led to the almost complete disappearance of the high-cost sector, which was predominantly handled…
20.09.2022
Maxim Ali has told Cyber Media about current gaps in personal data regulation in Russia
Against the backdrop of the increasing number of cases of mass publication of personal data, further amendments to the relevant legislation are expected to be introduced in the near future. In particular, an initiative to impose turnover-based fines on operators for the "loss" of personal information of more than 10,000 users is being widely…
31.08.2022
Natalia Demina analyzed for Finversia the situation with blocked Russian's assets in Europe
Natalia Demina, Partner, Head of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, spoke on the problem of blocking of Russian private investors' securities by EuroClear and assessed the possible ways of rescuing these assets, especially for the financial portal Finversia. "There are a number of administrative and judicial options. In all options the…
29.08.2022