Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 270.009. Intellectual Property of County

(1) a patent for the invention or discovery of:

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

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

(4) other evidence of protection of exclusivity issued for intellectual property.