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Digvijay Singh

University of Delhi, Central University of South Bihar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), Banaras Hindu University, Uttaranchal University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8175-3271
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Dr. Singh is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He earned his LL.B., LL.M. (IPR), and Doctoral Research (PhD) degrees from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He was awarded a Doctoral Fellowship from the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR), New Delhi to undertake his doctoral research on the topic “Intellectual Property Rights of Farmers: International and National Perspectives”. He teaches Intellectual Property Laws, Property Law, Labour and Industrial Laws, and Jurisprudence to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has various publications to his credit in journals including the Journal of World Intellectual Property (JWIP) and Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR) etc. He has also presented papers in international and national conferences in India and abroad including the conferences of Asian Society of International Law (ASIL) and IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia Network (IPIRA) etc. He has authored a book titled “Farmer’s Rights under Intellectual Property Law (New Delhi: Satyam Law International, 2018). He has also completed the PatentX course on Patent Law and Public Health (PatentX), jointly organized by Harward Law School and WIPO Academy, World Intellectual Property, Geneva.

Employment

  • University of Delhi Associate Professor
    2024 - Present
  • Central University of South Bihar Assistant Professor
    2015 - 2024
  • Uttaranchal University Assistant Professor
    2014 - 2015

Education

  • Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India) Doctor of Philosophy in Law
    2011 - 2015
  • Banaras Hindu University Master of Laws (LLM)
    2009 - 2011
  • Banaras Hindu University Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
    2006 - 2009
  • Banaras Hindu University Bachelor of Arts (BA)
    2002 - 2005

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Publications (8)

  • An analysis of green trademarks vis‐à‐vis Indian trademark law
    The Journal of World Intellectual Property 2025 DOI: 10.1111/jwip.12337
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  • AI-Generated Work and its Implications on Copyright Law in India
    Journal of Intellectual Property Rights 2025
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  • Customary rights of farmers and PepsiCo controversy
    Journal of World Intellectual Property 2023 DOI: 10.1111/jwip.12261
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  • Contour of Benefit-Sharing in India: The Headway in Divya Pharmacy Case and After
    The Banaras Law Journal 2021
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  • Licensing of standard essential patents on frand terms in India
    Journal of Intellectual Property Rights 2019
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  • Current Trends toward Intellectual Property Protection for Farmers in India: An Analysis
    Dehradun Law Review 2016
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  • Task of Biological Diversity Conservation and Role of Institutional Mechanism in India
    Dehradun Law Review 2014
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  • Farmer’s Right as Ownership Right under Plant Variety Protection Law: National and International Perspectives
    The Banaras Law Journal 2012
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