IPR
- proper noun
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IPR
- That would include such areas as the government's procurement process, anti-trust policies, the tax code, its incentives and disincentives, the structure and organization of our banking system, and the management of intellectual property rights ("IPR"), including domestic and global IPR laws and practices.
Examples
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The article, like the Japanese Council of the IPR, called for the establishment of a permanent committee of the League of Nations in the Far East.
Academic text (1995) -
Speaking at the Fifth IPR Conference in Banff in August 1933, he issued a final warning about "the dark forces of intolerance born of ignorance."
Academic text (1995) -
In 1947, the IPR held a conference in San Francisco to discuss the future of Asian relations.
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The IPR was instrumental in shaping policies related to post-war Pacific affairs during its existence.
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At the annual meeting of the IPR, delegates from various countries collaborated on solutions to common regional issues.
Surface Forms
Morphology
IPR = I + P + R
An initialism for a historical organization; the component letters do not transparently reveal the meaning or referent to most learners.
Etymology
IPR also stands for the Institute, Pacific, Relations, a group that brought together people from countries around the Pacific Ocean to study their connections. That's why historians use IPR when they write about past meetings and work on Pacific affairs.
