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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Watch: Nicholas Matich on the America Invents Act
Patents
This week marks the ten year anniversary of America Invents Act, which became law on September 16, 2011. Also known as the Leahy-Smith Act, the AIA was designed to modernise the US patent system but its detractors have argued that the Act’s provisions could stifle innovation.   17 September 2021
Software patents ‘more successful’ at UKIPO than EPO
Patents
Software patent applicants are more likely to be successful at the UK Intellectual Property Office than at the European Property Office, a report from law firm Mewburn Ellis has revealed.   16 September 2021
Q&A: Shouvik Biswas, Aaron Lukas and Blake Coblentz on the America Invents Act
Patents
This week marks the ten year anniversary of America Invents Act, which became law on September 16, 2011. Also known as the Leahy-Smith Act, the AIA was designed to modernise the US patent system but its detractors have argued that the Act’s provisions could stifle innovation.   16 September 2021
Trademarks
Watchmaker Hamilton has lost a trademark dispute after the second US Circuit Court of Appeals held that custom watch brand Vortic’s use of antique parts in wrist watches did not amount to infringement.   15 September 2021
Patents
This week marks the ten year anniversary of America Invents Act (AIA), which became law on September 16, 2011. Also known as the Leahy-Smith Act, the AIA was designed to modernise the US patent system but its detractors have argued that the Act’s provisions could stifle innovation.   15 September 2021
Patents
Apple did not meet its burden of proving that two fingerprint authentication patents were invalid at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, according to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.   14 September 2021
Patents
General Electric has succeeded in preventing wind-turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy from importing products into the US.   13 September 2021
Trademarks
An EU court has rejected a French skincare company’s bid to reverse the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s rejection of a three-dimensional ovoid-shaped sign.   9 September 2021
Trademarks
China has unveiled proposed revisions to its e-commerce law in a bid to crackdown on online counterfeit products as the country’s digital economy continues to flourish.   8 September 2021
Influential Women in IP
Laurie Fitzgerald, senior vice president at Avanci, explains why a sense of humour and adventure are crucial ingredients for success.   8 September 2021

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