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Can international patent law handle a permanent space presence?
thehindu.com
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Patent law rests on the principle of territoriality: patent holders have exclusive rights within specific jurisdictions, and authorities assess infringement by locating where acts such as making, using or selling have occurred. Outer space destabilises this logic
Patent law rests on the principle of territoriality: patent holders have exclusive rights within specific jurisdictions, and authorities assess infringement by locating where acts such as making, using or selling have occurred. Outer space destabilises this logic
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