Intellectual Property(IP) Helpdesk & EEN Ireland – Consortium Agreements & EU DESCA Agreement

EEN Ireland in partnership with the European IP Helpdesk is holding an online training session aimed at Irish researchers and SMEs interested in participating in EU research programmes. The training will cover recent updates to the standard EU DESCA agreement, as well as key considerations around ownership of intellectual property from collaborative research projects.

After the training, participants should be able to answer the following main questions:

• What is a consortium agreement?
• The New CA Draft in HEU 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

Register here: Registration (gotowebinar.com) 21/June 2024  10.00am -11.30am GMTr