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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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Ed Sheeran wins ‘Shape of You’ copyright case
Copyright
Ed Sheeran wins ‘Shape of You’ copyright case
Singer Ed Sheeran has prevailed in a major copyright dispute over his 2017 chart topper “Shape of You” at the High Court of England and Wales.   6 April 2022
Coca-Cola backtracks on ambitious D&I policy
Influential Women in IP
Coca-Cola backtracks on ambitious D&I policy
Coca-Cola US has formally renounced the controversial diversity and inclusion proposals unveiled by its former general counsel Bradley Gayton last year, it has been revealed.   28 March 2022
EU registers first Sub-Saharan Africa GI
Trademarks
EU registers first Sub-Saharan Africa GI
Cameroon’s ‘Poivre de Penja’ has been registered in the EU market as the first protected geographical indication from the African Intellectual Property Organisation region.   23 March 2022
Patents
SCOTUS dismisses Intel challenge to Fintiv rule
The US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Intel to challenge the controversial NHK- Fintiv rule, the latest in a series of denials meted out to tech companies and generic drug makers seeking the same review.   22 March 2022
Trademarks
Japan’s Nowhere prevails against EUIPO in Brexit dispute
The EU Intellectual Property Office erred when it found against an appeal by Japanese streetwear brand Nowhere on the grounds that its opposition was not admissible following the Brexit withdrawal period, the EU General Court has said.   21 March 2022
Copyright
A stitch in time: Untangling H&M v Unicolors
The ruling may excuse unwitting copyright registration errors but lawyers are divided over its future impact, finds Muireann Bolger.   17 March 2022
Trademarks
Patagonia sues ‘impersonator’ who tried to lure models
US retailer Patagonia has been the victim of “a dangerous and predatory scheme” by a fraudster who allegedly has infringed the brand’s trademarks and impersonated its former creative director, according to a lawsuit.   16 March 2022
Trademarks
Stussy sues Shein over streetwear trademarks
China-based online fashion company Shein is facing a lawsuit from Stussy, over claims that it infringed the brand’s graffiti-style trademarks used on its designer streetwear.   15 March 2022
Copyright
Swedish court overturns beIN copyright win
In a loss for Qatari broadcaster beIn Sports, a Swedish court has reversed the sentences of three men found to have infringed its content, finding that Qatar was not a signatory to an international treaty at the time of the alleged IP violation.   15 March 2022
Patents
Meta sued over Facebook’s content sharing system
Meta Platforms has been accused of patent infringement over its use of a system to create and disseminate content on its social media platform, Facebook.   14 March 2022

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