As has been pointed out in the past, signing a treaty triggers a timeline within which the signatory must be compliant. Have we been able to domesticate our international treaty obligations in this regard into our international law? No, we haven't! Why? This should've been done over the past 15 years, but alas, we have prevaricated. The Standing Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property has been nonexistent for the past 10 years. It should've been overseeing intellectual property developments in law.