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

Cognac toasts milestone GI victory in East Asia
Trademarks
Ruling marks first time Korean IP office defends foreign GI under free trade agreements | Decision based on similarity between marks, not on existence of economic links between the goods.   13 June 2025
Vidal: Stewart’s ruling steers IPR process ‘dangerously off course’
Patents
Recent decision by acting USPTO director Coke Morgan Stewart has “damaging” consequences, argues Vidal | Stewart kickstarts campaign of implied criticism of predecessor’s record.   11 June 2025
Champagne France counsel: ‘Protection is part of our DNA’
Trademarks
Robust enforcement, cross-border challenges, and safeguarding a world-famous tipple—it’s all in a day’s work for Marie-Anne Humbert-Genand of Champagne France. She sits down with WIPR to explore the complexities of protecting an iconic name.   9 June 2025
Careers
New hire brings 18 years of trademark experience in IP and is the latest high-profile departure from law firm Stobbs.   6 June 2025
Trade secrets
Companies face increasingly complex decisions over what IP to use, particularly when collaborating. Muireann Bolger hears the dos and don’ts of protection from senior counsel.   6 June 2025
Trademarks
The legal counsel for the world’s largest furniture company sits down with Muireann Bolger to address misconceptions about her role and the Ikea brand—and to explain why an in-house legal team should be ‘more than a showstopper’.   22 May 2025
Community & Inclusion
A lively session explored findings from a WIPR co-authored report, urging the IP sector to call time on outdated metrics that delay or derail women’s professional progress.   21 May 2025
Trademarks
Two global brands explain how legal teams are treading the fine line between environmental claims and credibility—and why staying quiet could cost more than speaking up.   20 May 2025
Patents
European IP leaders warn the bloc is falling behind the US and China, urging deeper harmonisation and stronger venture capital backing to boost innovation and competitiveness.   20 May 2025
Trademarks
As AT&T expands its 5G and fibre networks, counsel David Cho speaks to WIPR about the potential of AI, the challenges of modern IP protection, and why ‘agentic AI’ could be a game-changer for in-house counsel.   19 May 2025

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