Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: Patents in Outer Space: Technology, Law and Policy
Description: Take stock of the legal architecture for patents in outer space and identify current legal gaps in the applicability of IP law to space-related inventions; (ii) Examine the arrangements on IP ownership between businesses that use services offered by the space sector to carry out scientific experiments and innovation in space; (iii) Discuss the role of inventions related to AI and other emerging technologies in the space sector and any IP issues arising from it; (iv) Explore how increased private sector participation has led to an increase in patenting activity, and how multi-party collaboration drives patent and trade secret strategies, including technology licensing; and (v) Identify opportunities for enhanced public-public and public-private partnerships in the sector as the ecosystem continues to evolve and explore how WIPO/UNOOSA can support the evolving policy dialogue in this area.
Type: Face-to-Face Meeting
IP Subject Area: Patents
WIPO Sector: Patent and Technology Law Division
Date From: 19/11/2025 - 20/11/2025
Venue City: Vienna
Venue/Host Country: Austria
Activity held in Language: English