ABSTRACT
This chapter draws from all preceding chapters to advance concluding comments on the state of existing intellectual property regulation by states, regional economic communities, regional intellectual property organisations and the AU. Specifically, it considers how national IP policies serve the public interest and the extent to which states have translated and implemented regional and national policy guidelines through their legislation. It summarises the key considerations for the development of a continental IP system, including the various legal harmonisation models found in in Africa and beyond and applies them to the establishment and implementation of the two AU institutions and their regulatory instruments, namely the PAIPO Statute and AfCFTA IP Protocol.
