Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6673a-4 and Government Code, §2054.115 authorize the department to apply for, register, secure, hold, license, and protect copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other evidence of protection or exclusivity. The department may receive license fees, royalties, or other consideration for the use of its intellectual property. The sections under this subchapter prescribe the policies and procedures governing the protection of department intellectual property, and the use of department intellectual property by third parties.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.20 adopted to be effective November 20, 1997, 22 TexReg 11093.