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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Taylor Swift tries again to shake off copyright infringement suit
Copyright
Taylor Swift has taken action to explain why her lyrics did not infringe the copyright of a previous song in new legal papers filed at the United States Court for the Central District of California on August 11.   14 August 2020
Starz hits back at MGM’s “discovery rule” argument in ‘Bill & Ted’s’ suit
Trademarks
Streaming company Starz has hit back at MGM’s claim that its infringement suit is unreasonable under US copyright law, at the US district court for the central district of California.   13 August 2020
UMB Bank hits Revlon with lawsuit for IP theft
Trademarks
UMB Bank has filed a lawsuit against cosmetics company Revlon, claiming that it illegally shifted its collateral trademarks away from creditors who provided it with nearly $1.8 billion four years ago.   13 August 2020
Copyright
In a victory for music streaming providers Amazon, Google, Spotify and Pandora Media, the US Circuit Court for the District of Columbia has approved a challenge to royalty rates they were ordered to pay by the US Copyright Royalty Board.   12 August 2020
Patents
India’s controller general’s office has approved a petition that calls for the Intellectual Property Appellate Board to be abolished, it was revealed on Monday, August 10.   12 August 2020
Trademarks
Amazon has announced the expansion of its anti-counterfeiting programme, Project Zero, to seven new countries, making it available in 17 countries in which Amazon operates.   11 August 2020
Trademarks
The department of IP under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Laos and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) have joined TMclass.   11 August 2020
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Baker Botts has hired Christopher Palermo as a partner in its IP department in its Palo Alto office in San Francisco, California.   10 August 2020
Patents
Physicist Stephen Thaler has sued US Patent and Trademark Office director Andrei Iancu in a challenge to the office's rejection of patent applications for inventions created by ‘creativity machine’ “Dabus”.   10 August 2020
Trademarks
DC Comics has won a trademark battle over the logo letter ‘S’ that it uses for its “Superman” branding, after the UK Intellectual Property Office found in its favour on 30 July.   7 August 2020

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