Maxim Ali has commented for Izvestia on court ruling on lawsuit against illegal mining
Commercial Court of the Irkutsk Region has dismissed the claim of the Church of Evangelical Christians "Blagodat" for compensation of 1.1 million rubles, which the organization paid to Irkutskenergosbyt. Having identified signs of mining, Irkutskenergosbyt switched the Church of Evangelical Christians "Blagodat" to a different category…
23.12.2021
Danir Shafigullin told ILN and JD Supra about the prohibition of participation in organised securities trading for cryptocurrency holders
At the invitation of International Lawyers Network, Danir Shafigullin, Junior Associate of the Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, prepared for JD Supra an overview of Russian legislation restricting participation of cryptocurrency holders in organized securities trading. Within the material the expert…
13.12.2021
Maxim Ali analysed changes in digital asset regulation for RBC+ Petersburg
The Law on Digital Financial Assets came into force in Russia in 2021, introducing the concept of digital currency and describing the key characteristics of the asset. Maxim Ali, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, spoke specifically for RBC+ Petersburg about changes in the regulation of the…
10.12.2021
Maxima Legal has expanded its presence on the Pravo.ru-300 rating and entered top-4 law firms by the total number of industry awards and top-7 by the number of first level awards
On December, 2 the results of the key Russian rating of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were published. Maxima Legal has once again proved the high level of expertise of its practice areas and collected a total of 18 industry awards, a third of which were "gold". It should be noted, that the firm entered TOP-7 of legal advisers by the…
03.12.2021
Maxim Ali awarded the winner in the Best IT Protection Strategy category at the IP Russian Awards 2021
On 26th of November the first Russian IP Russian Awards 2021 (IPRA 2021) ceremony took place in Moscow. Over 30 applications from major Russian and international companies were submitted for the 2021 competition. Winners were chosen in nine categories, including the Efficient IP Portfolio Management Strategy, the Best Strategy for the Protection…
29.11.2021
Maxim Ali told Vedomosti about the influence of the pandemic on legal business
Maxim Ali, Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, described to Vedomosti the impact of the pandemic on the legal business. In particular, Maxim noted that "many industries are not in the best condition, there is inflation everywhere - all this is reflected on the demand for legal services".…
25.11.2021
Delovoy Peterburg once again noted Maxima Legal in its annual Legal Rating
The Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, a key business publication of North-West Russia, presented the results of its own annual Legal Rating, in which the publication and legal firms choose the best legal advisors in the city. In 2021 Natalia Demina, Head of Private Wealth Practice at Maxima Legal, was named first in the Breakthrough of the Year…
16.11.2021
Maxim Ali had assessed judicial prospects for priority patenting of "anticoronavirus" inventions
In April 2020, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) launched a pilot programme to give priority to applications for "anti-coronavirus" inventions. Thus, Rospatent had already granted more than 300 such patents by September 2021. However, according to Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, this pandemic…
03.11.2021
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