Maxim Ali commented on the growth of digital signature fraud for DP
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in 2019 the number of crimes with the use of IT-technologies was about half of all registered in the country offences. Most often such crimes are committed with the illegal registration and use of electronic signatures. Attackers use several basic methods: from direct registration of the…
19.08.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the dispute over illegal copying of Rosneft trademarks.
Since 2014 the dispute between Rosneft Oil Company and the owner of TTK Rosneft Altai gas stations over the illegal use of trademarks protecting the design of Rosneft gas stations has been going. The owner of TTK Rosneft Altai gas stations copied the color scheme and names used by Rosneft Oil Company. The Federal Antimonopoly Service of the…
17.08.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the draft amendments to implement the new law on "regulatory sandboxes".
On July, 17th the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has published the bill on modification of separate acts in connection with acceptance of the Law on experimental legal modes in sphere of digital innovations in the Russian Federation. The bill contains a number of exceptions, preventing the introduction of innovations (artificial…
30.07.2020
Maxim Ali spoke about legal nuances of IT asset management at TAdviser conference
Maxim Ali, Head of the IP/IT Maxima Legal practice at Maxima Legal spoke at TAdviser online conference "IT Asset Management 2020". The conference was dedicated to new issues on IT assets of organizations, which became more and more interesting not only for IT companies, but also for other market participants due to the informatization processes.…
24.07.2020
The AiF quoted Maxim Ali in the publication about the request of the owners of St Petersburg shopping malls to Federal Antimonopoly Service in St Petersburg
The Arguments and Facts newspaper drew attention to a collective letter that the owners of shopping centers wrote to the Federal Antimonopoly Service of St Petersburg with a request to check the ban on the operation of shopping centers for compliance with the antimonopoly legislation. According to the owners' opinion, St Petersburg authorities…
13.07.2020
Maxim Ali commented for the Kommersant on the appeal of St Petersburg shopping centers to the local subsidiary Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation
Administrations of major St Petersburg shopping centers requested the Federal Antimonopoly Service in St Petersburg (UFAS) to check the ban on the activity of shopping centers for compliance with the antimonopoly legislation. The initiators of the appeal believe that the continuing ban on activities puts shopping centers in unequal conditions…
13.07.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the possibility of the Supreme Court suing Facebook in Russia
The Supreme Court cancelled the decisions of lower courts, which refused to consider a lawsuit from Russian users against Facebook. The Court emphasized that the dispute concerns the collection of personal data, the blocking and deletion of personal accounts and issues around the use of the social network. Maxima Ali, Head of IP/IT Practice at…
10.07.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the unblocking of Telegram
On 18 June, Roskomnadzor, in agreement with the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, lifted the restrictions on accessing the Telegram messenger app. The Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali explained that Roskomnadzor had simply ignored the court’s decision on a plausible pretext. “Telegram was blocked until it fulfilled its…
22.06.2020
Maxima Legal’s lawyers have helped protect a fashion industry player from unfair competition
ANSE, one of the largest players in the fashion industry in the Russian faux fur market, instructed to Maxima Legal to protect its clothing designs that a competitor had misused. Maxima Legal lawyers helped the client prove the unlawful use of original designs. The Federal Antimonopoly Service has ruled that Goodwill’s actions amount to unfair…
19.06.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on a bill to unblock Telegram
A bill has been submitted to the State Duma, which proposes to block certain information resources in an emergency situation and on the distribution of information to state authorities and officials. Additionally the draft law will unblock some previously prohibited apps, including Telegram. Many Russian government agencies, including the Ministry…
16.06.2020