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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Kathi Vidal nominated as USPTO director
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President Joe Biden has nominated Katherine (Kathi) Vidal, the head of Winston & Strawn’s Silicon Valley office, as the next director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).   24 November 2021
Diversity in IP Conference: secure your seat for free
Influential Women in IP
There is undoubtedly greater recognition of the importance of diversity and inclusion throughout the legal sector. But companies, organisations, and law firms know that, in order to ensure lasting change, they must build on that progress.   24 November 2021
Q&A: María José Sánchez Rey
Copyright
María José Sánchez Rey of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation tells WIPR about how her dream job combines her love of IP, coffee and working for a higher purpose.   24 November 2021
Patents
General Electric, Home Depot and Ikea did not infringe patents covering vintage style bulbs held by the University of California, according to the US International Trade Commission.   24 November 2021
Copyright
A British citizen has admitted his involvement in the Sparks Group, an international piracy ring that illegally distributed films and television shows online, in a US district court.   22 November 2021
Copyright
Google has signed a licensing agreement with news agency Agence France-Presse that will see the tech company paying to host its news content.   22 November 2021
Copyright
Major League Baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies, has won its bid to regain its Phanatic mascot after it settled a copyright dispute with the creators of the furry, green, flightless bird.   18 November 2021
Trademarks
Walmart is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit after footwear brand Vans accused the retailer of ripping off the designs of more than 20 pairs of shoes.   16 November 2021
Copyright
John Lewis is facing claims of plagiarism over the musical arrangement it chose for its 2021 Christmas advert featuring the 1980’s electro-pop song “Together In Electric Dreams”.   15 November 2021
Copyright
The US Supreme Court has scrutinised a major copyright dispute between H&M and Unicolors, after finding faults with a judgment handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year.   9 November 2021

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