The Next Era of Aerospace Advancement: AI Optimizing Operations, Safety, and Strategy
T. Tyler Golian & Vlad Teplitskiy
AI has become a buzzword synonymous with transformation, revolution, and innovation. Some industries are closer to effectively implementing AI solutions than others, due to the nature of their work and the complexity of the analyses involved. Aerospace is a leader in AI implementation because of the tangible near-term improvements it can deliver to the industry.
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Microgravity Biomanufacturing: Promise, Proof, and Practical Challenges in Orbit
Phillip J. Minnick, Ph.D.
Biomanufacturing in microgravity is emerging as a significant area of technical and commercial interest, but recent research suggests that intellectual property strategy may be as critical as access to orbit. While the absence of gravity can enable novel biological behavior and product characteristics, it also introduces constraints that may reshape how space based biomanufacturing innovation occurs, and how it should be protected.
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Thinkorbital Seed Round and IP Considerations for In-Orbit Technologies
Jacob S. Etling
The funding is the latest example of growing space tech innovation, with implications for regulatory and standards development, as well as for IP issues in protecting off-Earth technologies.
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Staking Claims Among the Stars: Patent Protection in the New Space Economy
Daniel M. Mittelstein
Due to the lower barrier to entry to space, companies that file patents in this developing field now will not only protect their investments but secure an early, defensible foothold in the next great industrial frontier. However, companies should also keep in mind the current legal framework of the industry.
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Scope of Government Contractor Immunity From Patent Infringement Further Defined in Mars “Ingenuity” Helicopter Appeal
Michael E. Salamy
Government contractors who infringe third party patents while performing work “for the Government” and “with the authorization or consent of the Government” are immune from liability for the infringement. The patent owner can only sue the government in the Court of Federal Claims for recovery of “reasonable and entire compensation.” Such immunity can even extend to commercial marketing activity involving very similar technology as developed under the government contract.
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