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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Articles by Muireann Bolger

Charles Russell Speechlys gets new head of brand protection
Careers
Hire brings more than two decades of experience spanning a variety of sectors from food and beverage to music and fashion   13 August 2025
Trump’s tariffs: Will your TMs survive the trade wars?
Future of IP
As President Trump ramps up tariffs in his second term, brand owners are rethinking where they make their products to avoid rising costs. But the IP risks of relocating are growing, finds Muireann Bolger.   13 August 2025
EUIPO hits five million TM and design applications
Trademarks
Office says growth reflect practical advantages of registration | Companies with IP rights see 23.8% higher revenue per employee | New GI rights and more AI assistance with applications planned.   12 August 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Jurassic World Rebirth among major releases featuring new statement | Warnings seen as ‘serving notice’ to potential infringers, making ‘ignorance’ less defensible in court | New approach coincides with ‘aggressive’ joint lawsuit with Disney against AI image generator Midjourney.   11 August 2025
Careers
A litigator, who led the Unified Patent Court group at his previous firm, brings experience spanning the physics, software, and medical device sectors.   6 August 2025
AI
Image library fails to get copyright law ‘to bite’ in UK | Getty to pursue remaining secondary infringement, trademark infringement and passing off claims.   25 June 2025
Trademarks
UK Supreme Court finds post-sale confusion is a legitimate basis for infringement | Principle does not apply to dispute between Iconix and Dream Pairs over double-diamond Umbro mark | Delivers ‘strong rebuke’ to Court of Appeal after it ‘overstepped’ powers | Reaction from Umbro, Dream Pairs counsel.   24 June 2025
Trademarks
Brand owners may rejoice following the UK’s highest court’s refusal to take up the discounter’s appeal—but does this leave critical questions unresolved?   17 June 2025
Trademarks
The VP and general counsel for China & APAC tells WIPR how creativity and psychology help her protect one of the world’s biggest toy brands.   16 June 2025
Patents
World’s largest sports retailer looks to protect aesthetic designs as it shifts from value-led to specialist brand | Functional products can enjoy design protection if aesthetic choices have been made, says General Court.   16 June 2025

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