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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TikTok fails Singapore’s recognition test in ‘Tiki’ dispute
Trademarks
Multinational tech company is not well known enough to be granted rare ‘enhanced‘ protection in Singapore | Opposition to ‘Tiki’ mark rejected by IP office | Bytedance argued that an India-China video app dispute influenced the case.   18 June 2024
Out of the blue: How Norway’s ‘bubbly’ chocolate barred a Mondelez colour mark
Trademarks
Could a win for a Nordic ‘porous’ chocolate brand against Mondelez change how courts view colour marks? Muireann Bolger talks to Orkla’s in-house counsel to find out more.   13 June 2024
IBM asks USPTO for more detail on AI inventor guidance as comment window ends
Future of IP
BigTech comments diverge on proposals over how much human oversight is needed for AI-assisted inventions | Google welcomes “step in the right direction” but IBM and Qualcomm request more clarification and better definitions of the tech | Office’s reliance on Pannu v Iolab questioned by leading AI patent owner.   15 May 2024
Trademarks
Dispute over ‘siren’ logo with Alaskan coffee and apparel company has been ongoing for six years | Starbucks emblem has evolved over half a century but has generally featured its (occasionally controversial) mythological figure.   14 May 2024
Copyright
Critical copyright case looking at when damages can be awarded in disputes results in dissenting opinions | Polarising decision welcomed as “victory for copyright owners” and also decried as a “dead letter” that “sidesteps” key question on discovery rule | Reaction from victorious Nealy counsel and more…   10 May 2024
Careers
New addition’s experience of advising clients on domestic and global patent prosecution spans nearly two decades.   9 May 2024
Trademarks
US apparel brand owns various US registrations for the familiar tab and has vigorously enforced its rights in recent years | Perugia-based luxury brand stood accused of selling clothing featuring “nearly identical” copies of the tab.   9 May 2024
Trade secrets
New partner brings extensive experience of trade remedy proceedings as well as investigations before the US Department of Commerce and the ITC | Trade secrets litigator joins from Sidley Austin where he spent nearly a decade.   7 May 2024
Community & Inclusion
Lists revealed for this year’s Influential Women in IP, Diversity Champions, Trailblazers and Change Drivers | Featured IP professionals span global brands, full-service law firms, boutique IP specialists and attorney firms.   1 May 2024
Careers
New partner joins from Fox Rothschild where she was a partner in the firm’s IP group | Trademark and copyright attorney brings “impressive” experience of brand protection across a variety of sectors.   30 April 2024

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