The document discusses the need for space patents to protect intellectual property invented in outer space. Currently, national patent laws only apply within the territory of the issuing nation, but space lies outside all national jurisdictions. The document proposes a Space Patent Treaty that would establish a Space Patent Office to examine applications and issue patents that apply throughout all of space. This could boost private investment in space technologies by providing intellectual property protections for inventions in outer space.

1. J SWETHA ALTACIT GLOBAL 20.03.2010 William Noble Hulsey III [email_address] HULSEY Intellectual Property Lawyers, P.C. University of Texas IC2 Institute, Austin, Texas IP IN OUTER SPACE

2. Hypothesis Exploration and Intellectual Property Are Inextricably Associated

3. THE OUTER SPACE TREATY The Outer Space Treaty , formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies , is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law. The treaty was opened for signature in the United States , the United Kingdom , and the Soviet Union on January 27, 1967, and entered into force on October 10, 1967.

4. A VISION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE ECONOMY

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7. Why do we need space patents?

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