Patents can protect the idea.  

*If Tesla can open up every one of their patents for public use, pretty sure someone can do the same with a few documents.

Maybe you could come to an agreement with the Seller regarding having first option to buy sub-to, and suggest asking if the Seller would agree with asking someone like Linda Thomas (or other Erin Brockovich type) to poke a stick at the County arguing conflict-of-interest or patently unfair practices or some such?

The membership marks (and trade and service marks) are registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Before you just patently say this is s bad idea, remember my entire state is a former swamp and most of us are very close to sea level here.

Only downside would be that as a broker I must disclose what I know about latent and patent defects of any property.

Right now patent or patience it hard to start; WAIT WAIT SOON WILL COMING !!

Let's put an end to this. https://www.change.org/p/u-s-patent-trademark-office-cancel-registered-trademark-we-buy-houses

Patent?

It needs to change.http://www.austintexas.gov/department/land-development-code-draftsWE are working on a patent pending software app to Identify hidden lots of record. and reading this quickly It looks like the city is exempting older lots of record.. this software is going to make some Austin builders and investors some major money..