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{{short description|Judge of Delhi High Court}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pratibha Maninder Singh
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Delhi High Court]]
| termstart = 15 May 2017
| termend =
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| nominator = [[J. S. Khehar]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|7|20|df=y}}
| alma_mater = [[Bangalore University]]
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Ms. Justice
}}
'''Prathiba Maninder Singh''' (born 20 July 1968) is a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CJ and Sitting Judges: Justice Prathiba M. Singh|url=http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/cjsittingjudges.asp?currentPage=3|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Delhi High Court}}</ref> She has made significant contributions to academic literature and legal developments in Indian [[intellectual property law]], as a practicing lawyer, and as an advisor to several legislative committees concerned with drafting related legislation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Prathiba M Singh {{!}} Our partners|url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/sardar-manmohan-singh-charitable-trust|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.cambridgetrust.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Johri|first=Monalisa,Yash|date=2014-06-10|title=India is game-changer in patent law: Prathiba M. Singh|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/nWkDaAKWOEtXsG6rznSA8N/India-is-the-gamechanger-in-patent-law-Prathiba-M-Singh.html|access-date=2020-10-22|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

== Life ==
Singh studied law at the [[University Law College, Bangalore University|University Law College]] in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], and obtained an [[LL.M.]] from the [[University of Cambridge]] on a [[Cambridge Commonwealth Trust]] scholarship.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, she established the Prathiba Singh Scholarship for LL.M candidates at the University of Cambridge, to provide financial support to Indian students who were studying for a Masters in Law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prathiba M Singh Cambridge Scholarship {{!}} Scholarships {{!}} Cambridge Trusts|url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/scholarships/scholarship/?award=137|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.cambridgetrust.org}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Litigation ===
Singh joined the bar in 1991 and practiced primarily in the field of intellectual property law, acting as the managing partner in a law firm. She was appointed by the [[Delhi High Court]] to consult with them to improve the functioning of the Copyright Office, and also consulted with a High Level Parliamentary Panel on streamlining the patent examination process in India. She has also provided expert advice to parliamentary committees on proposed amendments to intellectual property laws in India, including the Patents Act, and Copyright Amendment Act, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Judging Matters- Business News|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/judging-matters/story/281907.html|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref> Singh was also a member of a panel that was constituted to draft India's National Intellectual Rights Policy in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|title=DIPP sets up think tank to draft national Intellectual Property Rights policy|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/dipp-sets-up-think-tank-to-draft-national-intellectual-property-rights-policy/articleshow/44926124.cms|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref>

In 2013, Singh notably represented [[Cipla]] against [[Novartis]] in ''[[Novartis v. Union of India & Others]]'', in a case that established Cipla's right to produce generic versions of cancer medication patented by Novartis.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Khomba|title=SC rejects Bayer’s plea to stay Cipla’s cancer clone|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/pharmaceuticals/sc-rejects-bayers-plea-to-stay-ciplas-cancer-clone/articleshow/5631323.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Prabhati Nayak|date=2017-04-09|title=Pratibha Singh & Rekha Palli: Meet The Two Women Lawyers Who Are Going To Be Delhi HC Judges Soon|url=https://www.livelaw.in/pratibha-singh-rekha-palli-meet-the-two-women-lawyers-who-are-going-to-be-delhi-hc-judges-soon/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref> The case was widely reported and is significant in intellectual property jurisprudence in India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohanty|first=Kaustubh Kulkarni, Suchitra|date=2013-04-01|title=Novartis loses landmark India cancer drug patent case|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/us-india-novartis-patent-idUSBRE93002I20130401|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-04-01|title=Novartis India case: Campaigners hail patent rejection|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-21992724|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref> In 2016, Singh represented the petitioners in a case filed against instant messaging service, [[WhatsApp]], in which the Delhi High Court ordered WhatsApp to remove user information belonging to those who had deleted their WhatsApp accounts in anticipation of changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=WhatsApp must remove data of users who delete their accounts before September 25, says Delhi HC|url=http://scroll.in/latest/817309/whatsapp-must-remove-data-of-users-who-delete-their-accounts-before-september-25-says-delhi-hc|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ghosal|first=Sayan|date=2016-09-24|title=Delhi HC upholds WhatsApp's data-sharing policy, with riders|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/delhi-hc-upholds-whatsapp-s-data-sharing-policy-with-riders-116092300740_1.html|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Alawadhi|first=Neha|last2=Aulakh|first2=Gulveen|title=WhatsApp must scrub off user data once the app is uninstalled: Delhi HC|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/mobile/whatsapp-to-scrub-off-user-data-once-the-app-is-uninstalled-delhi-hc/articleshow/54491973.cms|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref>

Singh was appointed a senior counsel by the Delhi High Court in 2013.<ref name=":1" />

In her capacity as the president of the Asian Patent Attorney Association, Singh had filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court, challenging the limited amount of resources that were allocated to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), and following directions from the court in her petition, a permanent office for the IPAB was established in Delhi.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Reddy|first=Prashant|title=Justice Pratibha Singh Demands a Reply from the Government of India on the Dysfunctional IPAB – IP Bar Continues to Be Mute Spectator|url=https://spicyip.com/2019/10/justice-pratibha-singh-demands-a-reply-from-the-government-of-india-on-the-dysfunctional-ipab-ip-bar-continues-to-be-mute-spectator.html|access-date=2020-10-22|website=SpicyIP|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Khomba|title=IPAB centre likely to come up in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ipab-centre-likely-to-come-up-in-mumbai-delhi-and-kolkata/articleshow/8148689.cms|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref>

=== Judiciary ===
Singh was appointed as a permanent judge in the [[Delhi High Court]] on 15 May 2017.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, Singh issued an order criticising the functioning of the Indian Intellectual Property Appellate Board, calling for reforms and restructuring.<ref name=":2" />

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