Background and foreground IP in H2020

Background IP: ownership does not change (what I owned before the collaboration I own after the collaboration).

Foreground (new IP)

• Individual ownership (Partner owns the foreground they create)
• Joint ownership (Partners jointly share foreground created in the consortium)

Issues:

• Access and exploitation rights
• ‘Benefit’ sharing (Money!)

Ownership of foreground created in the project must be under the control of the partner named in the grant agreement.