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

‘Don’t take no for an answer’: Judge Kathleen O’Malley on fighting back
Community & Inclusion
The former US Federal Circuit judge is an inspirational figure in many spheres. She tells WIPR why, after all her plaudits, she’s just “a nerd who loves the law”.   10 April 2024
Diversity: What matters to the IP community?
Community & Inclusion
A new WIPR Focus explores what the future holds for IP as it strives to become a more inclusive, diverse and compassionate sector, explains Muireann Bolger.   8 April 2024
‘Cut yourself some slack’: How to avoid technostress
Community & Inclusion
It’s okay to feel overwhelmed or anxious about new technologies sometimes—in fact, it’s to be expected. Muireann Bolger reports on a conference session looking at how we can achieve healthier digital lives.   8 April 2024
Unified Patent Court
Court confirms its tally of filings and actions since June opening | German location remains by far the most popular venue for litigation | Local Milan division receives three actions.   4 March 2024
Trademarks
As fashion brands explore blockchain, AI tools, and NFTs, it is tech-savvy lawyers who steer them in the right direction. Muireann Bolger speaks to counsel working the seam of apparel and tech.   4 March 2024
Trademarks
Supermarket wins rare copycat decision over discounter rival | Win ‘offers hope’ to registered design owners battling against ‘lookalike’ products | Decision serves as a warning against discounters’ ‘high-cost strategy’.   27 February 2024
Patents
Guidance aims to clarify how 15-year-old SCOTUS precedent should be applied | USPTO underscores need for a flexible approach to obviousness | Emphasises need for ‘a reasoned explanation’ in conclusion.   27 February 2024
Patents
Letter to MEPs insists patents plan would increase Europe’s “dependence on technologies developed elsewhere” | Vote on proposed amendments attracted a slew of abstentions | Proposal condemned as “a worrying development” that moves the EU “closer to an act of self-harm”.   26 February 2024
Copyright
Decision follows attempts by the ISP to reverse what it described as “a travesty” and a “miscarriage of justice” | Controversial award was reported to be the largest ever against an infringer in a similar situation to Cox—by a factor of 40.   21 February 2024
Careers
Firm says that new team is “unique in legal landscape of integrated compliance”.   15 February 2024

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