IP & UK Space Activities - Protecting Patentable Inventions

Introduction

The UK Government has recently published a strategy document setting out ambitions for the UK in space.

The document brings together civil and defence policy for the first time and is a prelude to increasing the UK’s presence in the booming space market, with launch sites in Cornwall and Scotland soon to become operational.

Protection of innovation in this sector will be of critical importance to UK companies.

This session will look at the law surrounding protection of intellectual property rights in space activities with a particular focus on the considerations for protecting patentable inventions in space.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Introduction to space activities
• Overview of international space law
• Patent protection for space technology and activities
• Application of copyright to outer space activities
• Summary

This webinar was recorded on 3rd October 2022