On February 26, 2026, RCTT's experts took part in the EU - Webinar: Copyright in collaborative projects organized by IP Helpdesk.

Speaker: Dr. Eugene Sweeney 

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 copyright and why is it important.
• Why, how and where should copyright be used.
• What should be addressed and agreed in collaborative projects, and when.
• Ownership and rights of collaborators.
• Copyright issues in research publications and Open Science.
• How can copyrighted materials be licensed and transferred (including Open Source and Creative Commons licences).

Additionally have a look at some useful links:

• Submit your question to the Helpline
• EPO Espacenet
• TM view
• European IP Helpdesk E-learning Page