On February 24, 2026, RCTT's experts took part in the EU - Webinar: Consortium Agreements organized by IP Helpdesk.

Speaker: Manuel Sánchez Salom (Helpline, European IP Helpdesk)

The presentation of the webinar can be found here.

The recording of the webinar can be found here.

After familiarization the webinar materials you will get answer the following main questions:

• What is a consortium agreement?
• When should the consortium agreement be signed, and by whom?
• What model consortium agreements are available, and for what types of projects?
• What issues should a consortium agreement deal with?
• Regarding IP: which GA rules should not be contradicted by the CA?
• Regarding IP: what are the areas in which GA rules leave flexibility for the CA?
• Regarding IP: how to use the CA as a tool: examples of clauses to add to your draft

Additionally have a look at some useful links:

• Submit your question to the Helpline
• European IP Helpdesk Upcoming Webinars
• European IP Helpdesk E-learning Page