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Justice Prathiba M. Singh completed her 5-year law course from University Law College, Bangalore. She graduated as the 1st rank holder from Bangalore University and represented India at the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court competition in Chicago, USA. After her graduation, she 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. Before being elevated to the Bench, she was a leading Intellectual Property lawyer in India. She had the distinction of handling landmark matters in all areas of IPR laws including patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, plant varieties, internet laws, etc. As the Managing Partner of Singh & Singh, she advised clients and handled cases relating to commercial disputes, arbitration, telecom, broadcasting laws, media laws, writs, regulatory issues, education, etc. She was appointed as Amicus Curiae by the High Court of Delhi to streamline the working of the Copyright Office. She was also appointed on a High-Level Committee for streamlining of Patent examinations. She was invited as an expert to present views to Parliamentary Committees considering amendments to the Patents Act in 2002, Copyright Amendment Act, 2012, Geographical Indications Act, etc. Justice Singh was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court in December 2013. She was a member of the IPR Think Tank which was entrusted with the momentous task of drafting India's first 'National IPR Policy’ which was released in May, 2015. She was elevated as a Permanent Judge of the High Court of Delhi on 15th May 2017. Justice Singh was the Chairperson of the Committee that recommended the constitution of the 'Intellectual Property Division' in the Delhi High Court, post the abolition of the IPAB. The Committee also drafted the “Delhi High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022” which were notified on 24th February, 2022. Justice Singh was also the Chairperson of the Patent Committee of the Delhi High Court which drafted the "High Court of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2022". Recognising her contribution to the development of IP law, ManagingIP, a leading global publication, placed Justice Singh amongst the '50 Most Influential People in IP' for two consecutive years, i.e., 2021, and 2022. Justice Singh is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Research in Intellectual Property, MNLU, Mumbai. In the year 2022, Justice Singh became the first Indian judge to be elected as an Honorary Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.