Writing the Next Chapter in IP Law
How Daphne Singer ’26 is transforming creativity into a career in intellectual property law Daphne Singer ’26 is leveraging her screenwriting background into a career in intellectual property (IP) law.
terrified, but I ended up finding my greatest mentor.”
Singer chose AUWCL for its top IP program with a strong focus on trademarks and copyright.
“I specifically knew that studying in Washington, D.C., would be a great advantage,” she said.
What she values most is the school’s collaborative community. Before her first 1L class, Professor Christine Farley reached out to discuss Singer’s interest in IP and has been a mentor ever since.
“I didn’t realize that my letter of intent would be sent to my contracts professor, Christine Farley, who invited me to meet with her before orientation,” she said. “I was
Professor Farley later supervised Singer’s upper-level writing requirement, which was recently published in the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology.
“Daphne has been engaging in independent research on IP topics almost from the moment she stepped on campus as a first- year student,” Farley said. “Her interests and passion for pursuing them are certainly deepening her knowledge and preparing her for practice.”
Those pursuits have produced standout results.
Last October, Singer presented her law review article on jewelry design and trade dress at the American Intellectual Property
Law Association annual meeting — as one of only two law students invited to speak. The article was also recognized by Thomson Reuters and will be republished in the Intellectual Property Law Review.
Earlier this year, her analysis for the European IPKat blog was cited in The New York Times, which she called “the greatest honor I’ve had so far in law school.”
Singer joined the Legal Innovators program aſter graduation. As she looks toward her future in IP law, she hopes to combine her love of writing and research with legal training, whether in government or at a firm. Her advice for anyone questioning the path:
“Just because something hasn’t been done before doesn’t mean it can’t be done,” she said. — By Brice Helms
“Just because something hasn’t been done before doesn’t mean it can’t be done.” — Daphne Singer
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