COVER STORY
JUSTICE Prathiba M. Singh
Judge, Delhi High Court
E
levated as permanent Judge of the
Delhi High Court on May 15, 2017,
Justice Prathiba M. Singh was formerly a
leading Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer with
the distinction of having handled landmark
cases across all areas of Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR). As Managing Partner of Singh &
Singh, she advised clients and handled cases
relating to commercial disputes, arbitration,
telecom, broadcasting laws, media laws,
writs, regulatory issues, and education.
She regularly appeared before the Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India and was appointed
Amicus Curiae by the Delhi High Court to
streamline the work of the Copyright Office,
among other accomplishments. Justice
Prathiba was designated Senior Advocate by
the Delhi High Court in December 2013.
A member of various professional bodies and
a recipient of a slew of awards and accolades,
Justice Prathiba completed her five-year
law course from University Law College,
Bangalore. She graduated as a 1st Rank
holder from Bangalore University and also
represented India at the Philip C Jessup Moot
Court Competition in Chicago, USA. Justice
Prathiba was offered the ODASSS scholarship
by the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust to
study LL.M at the University of Cambridge
(U.K.). She enrolled with the Bar in 1991.
The Prathiba M. Singh Scholarship for LL.M
students has been instituted at the University
of Cambridge beginning 2013.
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