Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 81.021 — INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

NR § 81.021Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part A. ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 81. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS · Art. B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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(a)The commission may:

(1)apply for, register, secure, hold, and protect under the laws of the United States or any state or nation:

(A)a patent for the invention, discovery, or improvement of any process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter;

(B)a copyright for an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, known or later developed, from which it can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;

(C)a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the commission uses to identify and distinguish the commission's goods and services from other goods and services; or

(D)other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued for intellectual property;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 72 (S.B. 1422), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2017.