The past month has seen several developments involving trade rules and support measures for least developed countries (LDCs) at the World Trade Organization (WTO), most notably the prolongation of a transition period for putting into effect the bulk of the Organization’s intellectual property rules.As per the extension agreed in late June, the transition period, which would otherwise have expired at the beginning of July, is now set to last until 1 July 2034. The WTO’s intellectual pr...