The Consortium Agreement (CA) specifies the rights and obligations of the project partners.

After the training, participants should be able to address the following:

• 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