Authorities
Authorities.
The statutes, regulations, cases, guidance, legislative history, and enforcement actions behind the Texas IP Law guides.
Statutes (67 entries).
The laws the guides interpret: Texas statutes first, then federal law. Each entry links to the guides that rely on it.
Regulations (11 entries).
Rules from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Copyright Office, and the Texas federal courts, including fee schedules and local patent rules.
Cases (45 entries).
Decided cases and pending matters the guides rely on. Open matters are labeled as watch entries; a watch entry states no outcome.
Guidance (1 entries).
Agency guidance behind the guides.
Legislative History (2 entries).
How a bill changed between filing and enactment, sourced from Texas Legislature Online.
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Enforcement (1 entries).
Enforcement actions and mechanisms, including ITC Section 337 exclusion orders.