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Muireann Bolger

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Muireann Bolger is deputy editor of World Intellectual Property Review and Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review in London, where she covers trademarks, brands, as well as wider developments across the intellectual property sector.

She regularly attends and covers major IP conferences around the world, reporting on the latest legal, commercial and policy developments and interviewing leading figures from across the sector. She has also co-authored industry reports with leading IP organisations, including the International Trademark Association (INTA).

She is the editor of the website’s Community & Inclusion channel and the annual Influential Women in IP list, which celebrates the achievements and contributions of leading women across the IP sector.

Originally from Ireland, Muireann has nearly two decades of experience reporting on brand developments, strategy, and wider business issues.

In her current role, she writes and edits news and analysis for an international audience of IP professionals, while also championing inclusion within the profession.

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Zoom resolves trademark spat with rival
Trademarks
Zoom resolves trademark spat with rival
Technology company Zapier has settled its suit with video conferencing platform Zoom, which it accused of infringing its ‘Zap’ trademark after Zoom launched a new app function in October.   16 November 2020
Nirvana sues artist over rights to smiley face TM
Copyright
Nirvana sues artist over rights to smiley face TM
The company representing grunge band Nirvana has sued graphic designer Robert Fisher to clarify who owns the rights to its iconic ‘smiley face’ logo.   13 November 2020
EPO makes videoconferencing mandatory for hearings until September 2021
Patents
EPO makes videoconferencing mandatory for hearings until September 2021
The European Patent Office has revealed that it will extend a pilot project for holding opposition hearings by videoconferencing in response to the pandemic, which will become compulsory in order to clear a substantial backlog of hearings.   13 November 2020
Copyright
China strengthens copyright law
The Chinese government has approved a legal amendment to shore up copyright protection within the country, raising the level of statutory damages for infringement from 500,000 Yuan to 5 million Yuan.   12 November 2020
Influential Women in IP
Number of black partners increases by less than 1%
The percentage of black partners has increased by less than 1% since 1991 at elite law firms which pledged at the time to improve racial diversity, according to a new report released by legal analytics company Bodhala.   11 November 2020
Patents
Fed Circ removes Apple patent suit from Texas litigation hotspot
Apple has succeeded in its bid to move a patent infringement suit to California after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the US District Court of the Western District of Texas should transfer the case.   10 November 2020
Copyright
CITMA Conference: AI ownership will divide courts globally, say lawyers
The question of who owns works generated by artificial intelligence is set to divide the courts worldwide but is unlikely to lead to AI being granted a “legal personality”, leading lawyers have said.   10 November 2020
Trademarks
University of Law in partial TM win at UKIPO
The University of Law has succeeded in blocking parts of a trademark application by a Chinese provider of legal and corporate risk management services at the UK Intellectual Property Office, on Tuesday, November 3.   6 November 2020
Patents
EPO steps up co-operation with Colombia
The European Patent Office has entered into a partnership agreement with the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia.   6 November 2020
Copyright
Dotcom faces extradition to US following ‘mixed bag ruling’
The fate of Kim Dotcom is uncertain after New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled that the FBI can extradite him to the US to face long-standing copyright charges, but that he also has the right to appeal the decision.   5 November 2020

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