Under the scheme of Intellectual Property Education, Research and public outreach (IPERPO), Ministry of Human Resource agreed for setting up of MHRD IPR chair at National Law University, Jodhpur on 2008. Several IPR research and learning initiatives including IPR awareness programs, formulation and conduction of various undergraduate and postgraduate IPR Courses, research and suggestions on IPR Law Reforms and IPR Policies were the core functional areas within the scope of IPR Chair.