At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 23-24 April, items discussed by WTO members included technology transfer, digitalization of IP offices, and TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints. In the meeting, chaired by Emmanuelle Ivanov-Durand of France, members were also updated on notifications under various provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, including through the WTO Secretariat’s sixth Annual Transparency Report. Mr Alaa Hegazy of Egypt was elected chair for the coming year.World Trade Organization — Latest news