Given the rapid expansion of international norms and cross-cutting concerns in IP,
ASEAN needs to craft an approach that takes into account the diverse needs and varying
levels of capacity of its Members States, in the context of broader societal interests and
especially development-oriented concerns to contribute to the promotion of knowledge
creation, technological innovation and transfer, business generation in a manner conducive
to the welfare of the region, among others. ASEAN needs to keep track of international
developments in IP and determine what best practices can be adopted at the regional level.