Delhi HC Justice Pratibha Singh Appointed As Chief Of World Intellectual Property Organization

Indian at the United Nations on Sunday congratulated Justice Prathiba M. Singh of Delhi High Court who has been appointed as Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Advisory Board of Judges.

In a post on X, India at UN said: “A proud moment for India! Justice Prathiba M. Singh of Delhi High Court appointed as Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Advisory Board of Judges (2025–2027). As chair, she leads a group of international judges, providing guidance and direction to WIPO’s work with judiciaries in the field of IP!”

Besides Singh, the other names included in the Advisory Board of judges from 2025-2027 are Judge Luis Antonio Camargo Vergara, Judge Du Weike, Judge Zhanar Mukhamedkaliyevna Duisenova, Judge Mohammad

ElZend, Judge Jean-Christophe Gayet, Justice Michael Manson, Judge Mustapher Mohamed Siyani, Judge Savvas S. Papasavvas and Judge Woo Sungyop.

Justice Pratibha M Singh became Permanent Judge of the High Court of Delhi in 2017. She was the Chairperson for the first IP Division, High Court of Delhi 2021-22 Session and was also its Presiding Judge. Justice Singh joined the Bar in 1991, regularly appearing before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi, IP Appellate Board, and Indian Patent Office. Her advisory work included streamlining the Copyright Office and patent examinations, and advising Parliamentary Committees on legislative amendments related to intellectual property. She is currently serving as the co-chair of the Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI in Health formed by the World Health Organization.

She has also authored India’s first comprehensive commentary on patent law, titled “Prathiba M. Singh on Patent Law”. Her honours include Managing IP’s Asia Women in Business Law Award and she was selected among the 50 most influential people in IP for 2021 and 2022.