 Inter University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS) is an autonomous institution established by the Department of Higher Education of the Government of Kerala, within the Cochin University of Science and Technology.It was founded in 2003 to encourage multidisciplinary teaching and research in the area of intellectual property rights.IUCIPRS's governing council consists of 12 members with the Minister for Education and Culture, Government of Kerala as Chair and the Vice-Chancellor of CUSAT as Vice-Chair.