Muireann Bolger

Key details

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.

Reset all filters
Article Type
Channels & Sectors
Geography
Company
Refine search
Total results: 1170

Articles by Muireann Bolger

Intel owes record $2.2bn patent damages says jury verdict
Patents
Intel has been hit with a $2.18 billion damages verdict after a federal jury in Texas ruled that the chipmaker had infringed two patents owned by VLSI Technology.   3 March 2021
Virtual hearings: Legality goes online
Patents
As the European Patent Office enforces virtual hearings—even without the consent of all affected parties—its stance has fuelled controversy and a legal challenge. Muireann Bolger reports.   3 March 2021
Big Law backs #10000BlackInterns initiative
Influential Women in IP
Leading legal organisations have rallied behind the national #10000BlackInterns initiative, a programme providing 10,000 paid internships to black graduates in the UK that will launch this summer.   2 March 2021
Trademarks
Pepsi has been blocked from rolling out its new Gatorlyte product, after a federal court in Texas found that Mexico-based Laboratorios Pisa had good grounds for proving the beverages company infringed its trademarks.   2 March 2021
Trademarks
Two rival medical cannabis companies have both had their trademarks invalidated at the UK Intellectual Property Office in a dispute over marks covering products containing cannabidiol.   1 March 2021
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office has urged a federal court to uphold its finding that patents cannot cover inventions by artificial intelligence, and dismiss a suit challenging its position.   25 February 2021
Trademarks
The Bezos Family Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by the family of Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has lost its appeal against a trademark invalidation at the EU General Court.   25 February 2021
Copyright
In a win for Stephen King, a US federal appeals court upheld an earlier ruling that a character in his “Dark Tower” novels did not copy traits of a protagonist in a comic book series.   24 February 2021
Influential Women in IP
Many women still struggle to advance in IP and find it necessary to leave an organisation to start their own firm to attain a leadership position, a key finding from a new report by the International Trademark Association has confirmed.   24 February 2021
Patents
The US continues to lead in global innovation with the country’s organisations and firms accounting for the bulk of worldwide patenting activity, according to a new report released by IP services company, Clarivate.   23 February 2021

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the
full site search.