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reverse mortgage.See reverse annuity mortgage under MORTGAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse Jencks.See reverse Jencks material under JENCKS MATERIAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse FOIA suit (foy-<<schwa>>). A lawsuit by the owner of a trade secret to prevent an agency from releasing that secret to the general public. See FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. [Cases: Records 31, 63. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 449–450; Records §§ 74–92, 113, 118, 122, 127.] [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse-Erie doctrine.Maritime law. The rule that a case in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction may be brought in state court, but the state court must follow federal statutory and general maritime law. Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. Tallentire, 477 U.S. 207, 106 S.Ct. 2485 (1986). See ERIE DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse-engineering,n. Intellectual property. The process of discovering how an invention works by inspecting and studying it, esp. by taking it apart in order to learn how it works and how to copy it and improve it. • Reverse-engineering is a proper means of discovering trade secrets, according to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and is…

reverse doctrine of equivalents.See DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse discrimination.See DISCRIMINATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse discovery.See reverse Jencks material under JENCKS MATERIAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse contingent fee.See CONTINGENT FEE. [Blacks Law 8th]

reverse consensus.Intellectual property. In a dispute-settlement procedure under TRIPs, an agreement between the parties that a dispute should not be submitted to a World Trade Organization panel for adjudication. • Before TRIPs, any party could delay formation of a WTO panel or adoption of its report by withholding consensus. Under TRIPs, each process is automatic…