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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Ugg owner v Quince: 5 takeaways for brands battling dupes
Trademarks
In one of the first major US dupe cases to reach trial, a jury favoured the defendant, exposing the limits of anti-copycat IP claims. WIPR explores how to avoid following in the footsteps of a pivotal test case.   19 June 2026
Legal AI tools face off in a watershed patent battle
AI
A case between legal AI competitors could set an important precedent for how AI-powered document drafting technologies are protected.   18 June 2026
‘Big Five’ sue AI-linked  library over ‘massive’ copyright infringement
Copyright
The lawsuit claims that WeLib hosts tens of millions of books and academic papers, enabling widespread piracy and the unauthorised supply of content for AI model training.   17 June 2026
Trademarks
Trademark disputes in the UK beauty sector jumped by nearly a third over the past year as a flood of new brands, influencer-led launches and demand for ‘dupes’ intensifies competition.   15 June 2026
Patents
A US ‘dupe’ product dispute over Uggs could determine whether design patents offer brands an effective tool against lookalike products when trade dress claims fall short.   12 June 2026
AI
From complex global licensing structures to deepfakes and AI risk, Virgin’s Bill Budd discusses the realities of managing one of the world’s most unconventional brands.   3 May 2026
Trademarks
As the world’s biggest IP conference opens in the UK capital, WIPR goes on the ground with exclusive in-house insight, key sessions to watch, and a front-row seat to the debates shaping the future of brand protection.   2 May 2026
In-House
Ahead of her INTA panel, the AI expert unpacks the threat of syntethic—and why brand owners must rethink enforcement and crisis response before it’s too late.   2 May 2026
AI
As deepfakes blur the line between reality and replica, celebrities are turning to trademark law to protect their personas. Is it time to upgrade personality rights?   29 April 2026
Careers
Firm accelerates growth with appointment of AI, telecoms and SEPs expert.   27 April 2026

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