Maxim Ali commented for Delovoy Peterburg the dispute around trademark "Khleborost"
Alexey Polikarpov, former business partner of "Zakvasok DOM" LLC, filed a lawsuit against the company. He claimed that company's acquisition and exercise of the exclusive right on the trademark "Khleborost" was an act of unlawful competition. Partnership between counterparts began in 2014. However, operational conditions including intellectual…
02.08.2021
Maxim Ali told Novy Prospect about the confrontation between Lavera and Levrana trademarks
The German company Laverana GMBH producing cosmetics under the brand Laverana GMBH is using legal proceedings to disallow «Levrana» LLC from Saint-Petersburg to operate under the so named trademark. The first lawsuit was lodged to the Commercial Court of Moscow in 2019. The Claimer insisted on the confusing similarity of Lavera and Levrana…
16.07.2021
Alina Kalinskova told Delovoy Peterburg about judicial practice concerning conversion of gift certificates into cash
An owner of Rive Gauche shop’s gift certificate hasn’t found anything on her taste and has asked the shop to convert her gift certificate into cash. The store has refused to do it and the customer has filed a complaint to the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor).…
07.07.2021
Dmitry Uryakin told Novy Prospect about the situation with the impossibility of fulfilling public contracts due to rising prices on raw materials
Lately the number of requests for legal assistance from companies fulfilling public contracts has drastically increased. The main reason is the fast moving rise in prices on raw materials and components. The most damage it brings to small and medium companies in construction and manufacturing sectors. Contractors identify rise in prices on raw…
01.07.2021
Sergei Bakeshin commented for «Novy Prospect» the judicial decree on the amicable agreement between «Sinyavinskaya» poultry factory and its creditors
The Commercial Court of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast confirmed the amicable agreement between «Sinyavinskaya» poultry factory and its creditors. According to the agreement «Sinyavinskaya» gets the right to phase its debt payments over 10 years and to postpone the first debt payment for 43 months. However, 2 creditors of «Sinyavinskaya»…
24.06.2021
Sergei Bakeshin told Novy Prospect about possibilities of subsidiary liability for former top management of «Sevkabel» factory
On 17th of June the Commercial Court of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast has dismissed litigation proceedings on the application for reclamation of documentation and material values of PK «Sevkabel» LLC from its former top-management. The application was withdrawn by the new bankruptcy manager of PK «Sevkabel» Kirill Pestryuakov. The…
22.06.2021
Maxim Ali has commented to the DP on the conclusion of settlement agreements in the pharmaceutical market
Biocad biotech company, based in St Petersburg, is going to conclude a settlement agreement with AstraZeneca AB. Thanks to this, the Russian company will be able to use the composition for breast cancer therapy patented by the foreign competitor. Earlier, Biocad had already reached an agreement with another competitor, Yeda, about…
21.06.2021
Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Pravo.ru on the legalisation of success fees
On 1 March 2020, amendments to the Law on Advocacy and the Legal Profession came into force, enshrining the right to a success fee for holders of the advocate's status. Litigators can now make their fees contingent on the outcome of their own work and only take payment after the successful completion of the proceedings. Despite the…
15.06.2021
Olga Novinskaya has prepared an overview of Russian jurisprudence on Internet memes for ILN IP Insider
Olga Novinskaya, Junior Associate of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, spoke about Russian court practice related to Internet memes especially for the ILN IP Insider blog. Thus, the expert illustrated the positions of Rospatent (the Federal Service for Intellectual Property) and the Intellectual Rights Court regarding the possibility…
10.06.2021
International ranking of Best Lawyers has ranked 8 Maxima Legal lawyers in 20 areas of law
Best Lawyers, the oldest international ranking, has presented its annual list of Russian lawyers recommended in various areas of law. 8 Maxima Legal experts, providing legal support in 20 different areas, received professional recognition. Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner and Head of General Business Law Practice, was once again ranked as one of…
10.06.2021