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

Toyota, Nissan, VW et al hit with suits over camera tech
Patents
Spate of litigation against several automakers concerns a dispute over vehicles’ surround camera monitoring system | Plaintiff invokes legal rule of the ‘doctrine of equivalents’.   15 August 2023
OpenAI sues over ‘nearly identical’ trademark
Trademarks
Dispute dates back to 2015 when ChatGPT developer founded company | Artificial intelligence research company accuses the firm of manufacturing evidence to gain a trademark registration.   7 August 2023
‘A remarkable decision’: Why did the MetaBirkins maker get to keep the infringing NFTs?
Trademarks
Hermès may be the definitive victor in the NFT dispute, but the case leaves questions over how to handle infringing digital assets and smart contracts, says Muireann Bolger.   2 August 2023
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US agency claims that applied for mark contravenes Lanham Act | Federal Circuit says barring slogan’s registration conflicts with free speech.   28 July 2023
Trademarks
Fashion house’s earlier marks deemed broad enough to cover relevant goods of any geographic or ethnic origin | General Court underscores independence of the EU trademark regime from national laws.   28 July 2023
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Elon Musk’s attempt to breathe new life into the Twitter brand kept the trolls busy, but should he be more worried about the impact on his trademark lawyers, asks Muireann Bolger.   27 July 2023
Patents
Dispute involves three patents that allegedly solved a technical problem over how to create new media content | Snapchat app has millions of users, and is especially favoured by Generation Z.   27 July 2023
Patents
Decision marks latest leg of long-running patent war with Chinese rival | Opponent faces a choice between a licensing agreement or an injunction.   26 July 2023
Patents
The case involves technology allowing for the ‘casting’ of video-finding content on one screen and watching it on another | Tech first developed for community college e-learning courses more than a decade ago.   24 July 2023
Copyright
Dispute hinges on whether the output from an AI infringes as a derivative work | Stability AI says suit lacks merit, MidJourney argues that generative outputs do not bear similarity to artists’ works | Host of defects identified in original complaint.   21 July 2023

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