516. Many thanks for giving the Secretariat an opportunity to provide a further update of IPR-related issues as they have come up in the most recent Trade Policy Reviews.
517. Since the meeting in November, the Trade Policy Reviews of Guatemala, Solomon Islands, the United States and Sierra Leone have taken place. I am pleased to report that developed country, as well as developing country and LDC Members have substantively contributed to the discussions on TRIPS-related issues during these reviews.
518. In particular, Members continued to engage in a constructive exchange views on a wide range of trade-related IP issues, including: copyrights and related rights; royalty fees for satellite transmissions; statutory copyright licences; trademarks; geographical indications; plant variety protection; patent quality; preferential patent fees; benefit sharing agreements; data exclusivity; marketing approval for new drugs; protection of trade secrets; enforcement measures, online and at the border; adjudication procedures; judicial review of administrative decisions; and the operation of Articles 66.2 and 67 of the TRIPS Agreement. Members also touched upon the ratification of WIPO Treaties including the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled; Beijing Treaty on Audio-visual Performances; and the Trademark Law Treaty; the implementation of national IP strategies, as well as on Technology and Innovation Support Centres.