DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURE

dispute-resolution  procedure.Intellectual  property.  A  mechanism  for  resolving  international

grievances  over  intellectual-property  protection,  conducted  by  the  World  Trade  Organization

under  the  TRIPs  Agreement.  •  The  procedure  begins  with  a  complaint  by  one  nation  against

another,  followed  by  consultations  between  the  nations,  a  WTO  panel  report  on  the  issue,  and

(potentially) trade sanctions against one of the nations. [Blacks Law 8th]