REVERSE CONSENSUS

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

unless all parties agree not to go forward. [Blacks Law 8th]