DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR LICENSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 281.0518.
in effect(a) The Dallas County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may:
(1) sell or license technology or intellectual property that is owned by or licensed to the district or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district;
(2) enter into a contract to provide services related to technology or intellectual property sold or licensed under Subdivision (1);
(3) contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint venture or other agreement with a public or private entity to engage in an activity authorized under Subdivision (1) or (2); or
(4) take any other action necessary to protect or benefit from the exclusivity of technology and intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district, including applying for, acquiring, registering, securing, holding, protecting, and renewing under applicable provisions of state, federal, or international law:
(A) a patent;
(B) a copyright;
(C) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark; or
(D) any other form of protection of intellectual property provided by law.
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3):
(1) a public or private entity may be a for-profit or a nonprofit entity; and
(2) a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may hold an ownership interest in a public or private entity described by Subsection (a)(3).
(b) Information prepared or compiled by or for the Dallas County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district relating to the development of technology or intellectual property to which this section applies is exempt from public disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1375 (S.B. 1916 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.