Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 201.205 - Protection and Use of Intellectual Property and Publications(a) The department may:(1) apply for, register, secure, hold, and protect under the laws of the United States, any state, or any nation a patent, copyright, trademark, or other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued in or for an idea, publication, or other original innovation fixed in a tangible medium, including:(E) a map or planning document;(F) an engineering, architectural, or graphic design;(H) automated systems software;(J) a sound recording; or(K) travel literature, including a pamphlet, bulletin, book, map, periodical, or electronic information published or produced under Section 3, Chapter 193, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959 (Article 6144e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);(2) enter into a nonexclusive license agreement with a third party for the receipt of a fee, royalty, or other thing of monetary or nonmonetary value;(3) waive or reduce the amount of a fee, royalty, or other thing of monetary or nonmonetary value to be assessed if the department determines that the waiver will: (A) further the goals and missions of the department; and(B) result in a net benefit to the state; and(4) adopt and enforce rules necessary to implement this section.(b) Money paid to the department under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.Tex. Transp. Code § 201.205
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.