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(a) Taxes that become delinquent during the Term that are not delinquent for any prior year. These Delinquent Taxes shall become subject to collection by the Firm on the first day of the month in which penalties and interest attach to the taxes pursuant to Section 33.07, 33.08, and/or 33.11 of the Texas Property Tax Code; (b) Delinquent Taxes that are required to be included in a suit pursuant to Texas Property Tax Code § 33.42(a) on the date any lawsuit is filed with respect to the recovery of the tax; (c) Taxes, on the date of filing of any application for tax warrant, where recovery of the tax or estimated tax is sought and where the filing of an application for tax warrant by the Firm is at the request of the City's authorized representative; (d) Delinquent Taxes secured by property, even if the property is also subject to Delinquent Taxes which pre-existed the Term, if (i) the property securing the Delinquent Taxes is under litigation, or comes under litigation, or (ii) if referred to the Firm for collection by City's tax collector; (e) Delinquent Taxes owed on personal property shall become subject to this Contract sixty days after the delinquency date for said taxes. (For taxes owed on personal property, a 20% penalty shall be assessed as provided by Section 33.11, Texas Property Tax Code. All collection penalties or attorney fees collected on those taxes are the property of the Firm and shall be paid in the same manner as all other collection penalties or attorney fees under this Contract.); (f) Taxes, including but not limited to current taxes, on the date of taxpayer filing an application for bankruptcy relief, where recovery of the tax or estimated tax is sought by the City; and (g) Any other Delinquent Taxes which the City requests the Firm to pursue under Texas Property Tax Code Sections 33.21 or 33.48, et. seq. or other applicable law. 3. The City has the right to make the final decision whether to collect Delinquent Taxes through a lawsuit, provided that the City has communicated its decision to the Firm in writing. IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 1. The City recognizes and acknowledges that the Firm owns all right, title and interest in certain proprietary software that the Firm may utilize in conjunction with performing the services provided in this Agreement. The City agrees and hereby grants to the Firm the right to use and incorporate any information provided by the City ("City Information") to update the databases in this proprietary software, and, notwithstanding that City Information has been or shall be used to update the databases in this proprietary software, further stipulates and agrees that the City shall have no rights or ownership whatsoever in and to the software or the data 0)