Leveraging Intellectual Property to Prevent Nuclear War
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Background on Eliminating Patent Rights for the Aggressor (Compulsory Licensing)
2.2. Quantification of Deterrence
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations of the Study and Approach
4.2. Longevity of Approach in the Context of Open-Source Innovation and Positive Blowback
4.3. Implementation
5. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nuclear State | US Patents | Patents in Force | Patent Applications Abroad | Value of IP High (USD 1 Million) | Value of IP Low (USD 1 Million) | GDP (USD 1 Million) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Russia | 709 | 266,189 | 3799 | 2,821,603 | 41,525 | 1,483,498 |
United States | 183,147 | 3,348,531 | 141,875 | 35,494,429 | 522,371 | 20,953,030 |
France | 7614 | 674,334 | 40,903 | 7,147,940 | 105,196 | 2,630,318 |
China | 26,845 | 3,057,844 | 96,268 | 32,413,146 | 477,024 | 14,722,731 |
United Kingdom | 8470 | 682,245 | 35,355 | 7,231,797 | 106,430 | 2,759,804 |
Israel | 4844 | 35,096 | 14,577 | 372,018 | 5475 | 407,101 |
Pakistan | 18 | 1973 | 21 | 20,914 | 308 | 262,610 |
India | 5984 | 92,897 | 14,739 | 984,708 | 14,492 | 2,660,245 |
North Korea | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27,400 |
Nuclear State | Payback Time (Years) | |
---|---|---|
T-High | T-Low | |
Russia | 1902.0 | 28.0 |
United States | 1694.0 | 24.9 |
France | 2717.5 | 40.0 |
China | 2201.6 | 32.4 |
United Kingdom | 2620.4 | 38.6 |
Israel | 913.8 | 13.4 |
Pakistan | 79.6 | 1.2 |
India | 370.2 | 5.4 |
North Korea | - | - |
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