A Principled Approach to Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement

In Inclusive Trade in Africa: The Continental Free Trade Area in Comparative Perspective
David Luke and Jamie Macleod, eds.
(New York: Routledge, 2019), pp. 177-194
Co-authored with Caroline Ncube, Jeremy de Beer, and Tobias Schonwetter

Innovation is different in Africa. This chapter considers the means of innovation in Africa before reviewing the context of approaches to intellectual property rights across Africa and a framework for solving intellectual property issues on the continent. In particular, it focuses on the procedural principles and substantial principles that can be followed for an appropriate approach to intellectual property rights in the AfCFTA.

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