Dr. Sonal Singh

Qualifications:

• D. (Pursuing) (National Law University, Odisha)
• UGC- NET (JRF) – 2018
• M. (NALSAR, University of Law, Hyderabad), 2017
• A.LL.B. (Hons.) (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law university, Lucknow), 2016

Publications

Book chapters

• Book chapter titled “Clinical Trial Data and Access to Medicines: Understanding and Managing the Microeconomic Issues” accepted for publication in the book titled “Inclusive Wealth Generation through IP Commercialization, Thomson Reuters, 2023.
• Book chapter titled “Data Exclusivity and its Impact on Access to Medicines” in the book titled “Health Laws and Policies in India” Thomson Reuters, 2021.

Research Papers

• Paper titled “Biodiversity Laws as a Means to Protect Traditional Knowledge: Issues, Challenges and Success Stories” published in Indian Journal of Law and Justice, Vol. 11 No. 1 (Part III), March 2020, (SCOPUS) ISSN : 0976-3570
• Paper titled “Clinical Test Data and Market Approval of Drugs: Understanding Indian Law Vis-à-vis TRIPS Agreement” published in DSNLU Journal of Science, Technology and Law, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Technology, DSNLU, Vol. 1 (1) 2020,
• Paper titled “Students VersusPublishers: Tussle between Access to Knowledge and Copyright” published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Nirma University 2018-19 Vol. 4, March 2019, ISSN 2455-0361
• Article titled “Illegal transfer of civilians to POK: Arguing a case for Pakistan’s Criminal Responsibility as ‘STATE’ published in Selected Essays on International Criminal Law, 2015, ISBN No. 978-93-84166-13-7 RGNUL, Patia

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Others

Paper Presentations

• Participated and presented paper on “AI Generated Content and Copyright Law” at International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights: Navigating Innovation, Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), 9-10 December, 2023
• Participated and presented paper on “Role of Traditional Knowledge in Addressing Climate Change” First Global Conference on Climate Action, SDGs and Trade- A path towards a greener future, Hidayatullah National Law University (HPNLU), 25-26 November 2023
• Participated and presented paper on “Access to Legislative and Judicial Documents: Understanding the related Copyright issues” at the Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, 9- 12 February, 2022
• Participated and presented paper on “The Human Right of Access to Medicines: Mapping the International Legal Framework” at the International Conference on Right to Health and Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Healthcare System, Kerala Law Academy, 19^th June, 2021
• Participated and presented paper on “Pharmaceutical Patents and Clinical Test Data Exclusivity in Asian Countries: Utilization of Compulsory Licensing for Access to Medicines” at the Third IP & Innovation Researchers Of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, 24-27 March 2021
• Participated and presented paper on “Biodiversity Laws as means to protect traditional knowledge: Issues, Challenges and Success Stories” at National Law Conclave on Law as an Instrument of Social Transformation: Issues, Challenges and Emerging Trends, Department of Law, University of North Bengal, 30 Nov- 1 Dec 2019
• Participated and presented paper on “Data Exclusivity in Pharmaceuticals and Competition Law Issues” at One Day National Seminar on the Role of IPR in the Global Economy: Issues and Challenges, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, 11 Oct. 2019
• Participated and presented paper on “Climate Change Refugees: Challenges and Opportunities in legal framework” at International Seminar on Global Refugee Crisis at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 27-28 April, 2019
• Chaired a technical session at International Conference on Right to Health and Impact of Covid- 19 on Indian Health Care System, Kerala Law Academy, 19^th June, 2021
• Participated in 4^thNational Colloquium on Legal Research at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur, 15-16 March, 2019
• Panelist in Regional Workshop on Biodiversity Laws, National Law University Odisha, 8 -9 February, 2019
• Participated in “National Workshop on Developing LL.B. Curriculum in India 2018” organised by KIIT Law School in collaboration with All India Law Teachers Congress, 18-19 Nov. 2017
• Participated in Workshop on Intellectual Property Issues in Computer Related Inventions held at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, 18 March 2017

Guest Lectures:

• Lecture on ‘Law of Torts’ for newly recruited District Judges at Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack on 22 May 2024
• Lecture on ‘Formation of Contract; Consensus ad idem’ for civil servants at Training Programme at Goapbandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar on 13 October 2022

Blogs

‘Data Exclusivity and Trips Flexibilities: Going Back to the Basics’ in  Trade RX Report (August, 2020)  https://traderxreport.com/data-exclusivities/data-exclusivity-and-trips-flexibilities-going-back-to-the-basics/