International intellectual property rights for aerospace nuclear power technologies: a global roadmap

Increasing the potential for commercial opportunities related to the national space exploration vision requires providing incentives for entrepreneurial investment in space and assuring that appropriate property rights exist for those who seek to develop space resources and infrastructure. These incentives, however, will vary according the specific technology at issue and the related assets affecting commercial opportunities for the technology. Technology licensing and other strategies permit proactively expanding the range of commercialization alternatives for different technologies. Knowledge and experience with patent and technology intellectual property matters assist in analyzing commercial opportunities that promote commercial activities in support of supporting the national space exploration vision