A consortium agreement (CA) contains provisions about internal organisation and decision-making, financial questions and the handling of intellectual property rights. A CA is obligatory for most projects and should be signed prior to the Grant Agreement (GA).

In this event, following topics will be covered:

• 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