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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Tech GCs ask: Is the patent profession in decline?
Community & Inclusion
A new report produced on behalf of counsel from Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney, suggests that the patent field is facing a crisis due to a lack of diversity.   29 April 2024
Scrub Daddy accuses 3M of ‘sponging off’ invention
Patents
Delaware plaintiff best known for top-selling polymer sponges shaped in a smiley face that change texture in water | 3M bought another business founded by Scrub Daddy owner in 2008 | Complaint says industrial and consumer goods giant infringed by marketing and selling its toilet cleaning system.   26 April 2024
A roadmap for the future: ‘Trust yourself’
Community & Inclusion
As Morgan Lewis associate Kandis Gibson comes to the end of her term as President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA), she shares her advice for the next generation of lawyers.   25 April 2024
Community & Inclusion
Research published this quarter shows that the legal sector has one of the largest disparities in earnings between men and women on both sides of the pond. WIPR Diversity takes an overview of recent findings.   23 April 2024
Careers
SKW Schwarz team switches to UK-based firm’s new German operation | Top media lawyers Sascha Pres and Martin Diesbach lead | Fieldfisher’s AI positioning and “dynamism” a factor in move | Diesbach always ‘a target’ says firm’s international entertainment group head.   17 April 2024
Unified Patent Court
Government says membership is ‘essential’ but more time is needed for public discourse and engagement | If it joins, Ireland would be the only native English-speaking country in the court.   17 April 2024
Unified Patent Court
Government says preparations for a referendum would be “rushed” if a vote were to take place in June | UPC proponents dismayed but describe referendum as “fraught” undertaking in current political climate | Fears mount that UPC vote could be used as “political football”.   16 April 2024
Community & Inclusion
A career in STEM and IP felt like a natural fit for Gillian Taylor from Reddie & Grose, until she realised that, as a woman, she was part of a small minority in the patent profession.   15 April 2024
Careers
New director has co-led firm’s substantial trademarks and business law practice groups | Network acquired Quebec-based firm in 2023, establishing Canada as the largest region for the group.   15 April 2024
Patents
Lawyers tell WIPR that “pro-transparency” decision still leaves “open questions” | Ruling doesn’t open the door to wide ranging requests for access to documents while legal proceedings are ongoing | Reaction from Freshfields, Powell Gilbert, Mathys & Squire.   11 April 2024

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