Texas Education Code

§ 51.680 — REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION

ED § 51.680Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. O. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES

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(a)The commissioner of higher education, by December 31, 1987, shall review the intellectual property policies of institutions of higher education that were filed with the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 92 of the 69th Texas Legislature. In this review, the commissioner shall determine, as a ministerial duty, without regard to the substance of the content thereof, whether the intellectual property policies address as a minimum standard the following matters:

(1)disclosure of scientific and technological developments, including inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, and computer software;

(2)institutional review of scientific and technological disclosures, including consideration of ownership and appropriate legal protection;

(3)guidelines for licensing scientific and technological developments;

(4)clear identification of ownership and licensing responsibilities for each class of intellectual property;

(5)royalty participation by inventors and the institution; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2019.