Justice Pratibha M. Singh of the Delhi High Court is one of ten distinguished judges from throughout the globe who serve on the WIPO Advisory Board of Judges (2025–2027). Justice Pratibha M. Singh will serve as the head of this advisory body.
“A proud moment for India!” tweeted India at the United Nations in Geneva. The Delhi High Court’s Justice Pratibha M. Singh has been named the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (2025–2027) Chair of the Advisory Board of Judges. In her capacity as President, she is in charge of a panel of global judges who advise and direct WIPO’s collaboration with courts on intellectual property issues.
Who is Justice Pratibha M. Singh ?
In 2017, Justice Pratibha M. Singh was promoted to the Delhi High Court as a permanent judge. In addition, she served as the Delhi High Court’s First Intellectual Property Division’s Chairperson and Presiding Judge during the 2021–2022 term.
The information provided indicates (https://x.com/ANI/status/1980026636570448212) that Justice Singh became a member of the bar in 1991 and frequently appeared before the Indian Patent Office, the Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, and the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. He advised legislative committees on intellectual property-related law revisions and streamlined the Copyright Office and patent exams. She is currently co-chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regulatory Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health.
Who is on the Board of WIPO?
-Luis Antonio Camargo Vergara, Judge, First Judicial District, Panama City, Panama, Third Tribunal and Intellectual Property Tribunal
-Du Weik, Deputy Chief Judge, Supreme People’s Court, Beijing, China, Intellectual Property Court
-Zhanar Duisenova, Judge, Astana, Kazakhstan’s Specialised Inter-District Administrative Court
-Mohammed Elzend, Senior Advisor, Department of International and Cultural Cooperation, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt; Tanta High Court of Appeals Appellate Judge
–Presiding Judge Jean-Christophe Gayet, Court of First Instance, Paris, France, Third Division, Third Chamber
–Michael Manson, Judge, Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
–Mustafar Mohammed Siani, the principal judge of the Tanzanian High Court in Dodoma, Tanzania
– Savvas Papasavas, Vice-President, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg
– Woo Sungyeop, Presiding Judge, Fourth Division, Intellectual Property High Court of Korea, Daejeon, Republic of Korea