Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.954
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.954, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 17.954. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This subchapter may not be construed to:
(1) limit rights and remedies available to the state or another person under any other law;
(2) alter or restrict the attorney general's authority under other law with regard to conduct involving claims of patent infringement; or
(3) prohibit a person who owns or has a right to license or enforce a patent from:
(A) notifying others of the person's ownership or right;
(B) offering the patent to others for license or sale;
(C) notifying any person of the person's infringement of the patent as provided by 35 U.S.C. Section 287; or
(D) seeking compensation for past or present infringement of the patent or for a license to the patent.
(1) limit rights and remedies available to the state or another person under any other law;
(2) alter or restrict the attorney general's authority under other law with regard to conduct involving claims of patent infringement; or
(3) prohibit a person who owns or has a right to license or enforce a patent from:
(A) notifying others of the person's ownership or right;
(B) offering the patent to others for license or sale;
(C) notifying any person of the person's infringement of the patent as provided by 35 U.S.C. Section 287; or
(D) seeking compensation for past or present infringement of the patent or for a license to the patent.
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