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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. www . legaleraonline . com | L egal E ra | N ovember 2017 29