SECTION 22.21. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.

(2) District engineer--The chief administrative officer of a district of the department.

(3) Division director--The chief administrative officer of a division of the department.

(4) Executive director--The chief administrative officer of the department.

(5) Intellectual property--Ideas, publications, and other original innovations fixed in a tangible medium, including, but not limited to:

(A) literary works;

(B) logos;

(C) service marks;

(D) studies;

(E) maps and planning documents;

(F) engineering, architectural, and graphic designs;

(G) manuals;

(H) automated systems software;

(I) audiovisual works;

(J) sound recordings;

(K) travel literature, including but not limited to pamphlets, bulletins, books, maps, periodicals, and electronic information published or produced under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6144e; and

(L) mechanical devices.

(6) Office director--The chief administrative officer of an office of the department.

(7) Unregistered--Intellectual property that is not registered with the U.S. Copyright Office or U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.21 adopted to be effective November 20, 1997, 22 TexReg 11093; amended to be effective February 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 1185