SCIPPR Office Records, 1997-2002
Records of the South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice, which was established in 1997 as a partnership between Fondren Library, Rice University, and the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to provide specialized services to the intellectual property community of greater Houston area, the south central United States, and Mexico.
TABLE OF CONTENTSDetailed Description of the Collection Series I : Office Records, 1997-2002 (Boxes 1 – 6) Series II : Patent Search Requests/Billing (Restricted), 1998-2002 (Boxes 7 - 12) |
Guide to the South Central Intellectual Property Partnership
at Rice (SCIPPR)
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Collection Summary |
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| Repository: | Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX |
| Creator: | Rice University. South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office. |
| Title: | South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office Records |
| Dates: | 1997-2002 |
| Quantity: | 6.25 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) was established in 1997 as a partnership between Fondren Library, Rice University, and the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to provide specialized services to the intellectual property community of greater Houston area, the south central United States, and Mexico. These records consist of documents relating to the planning and opening of the department and its eventual 2001 closing and the business conducted by SCIPPR during its days of operation. Included are billing, patent search requests, correspondence, general office files, meetings material, equipment planning and operational material. |
| Identification: | Rice UA SCIPPR |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
Organizational Sketch
The South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) was established in 1997 as a partnership between Fondren Library, Rice University, and the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to provide specialized services to the region’s intellectual property community. SCIPPR was to provide fast, convenient patent and trademark service to the greater Houston area, the south central United States, and Mexico. A Patent and Trademark Depository Library since 1978, Fondren Library combined its research collections with the new resources of SCIPPR to provide specialized services for inventors, attorneys, and other researchers. For a fee the public could search for patents and trademarks using PTO databases not otherwise available to the public. Videoconferencing for classes and examiner interviews could also be used for a fee.
It was decided to close SCIPPR effective December 31, 2001. This decision was made because of 1) the high cost of the PTO charges to Rice and 2) because the level of community support and participation this service was intended to develop and the revenues expected were not enough to meet the University’s obligations for a self-sufficient, cost recovery center.
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Scope and Contents
The SCIPPR office records are divided into four series. They consist of documents relating to the planning and opening of the department and its eventual closing and the business conducted by SCIPPR during its days of operation. Included are billing, patent search requests, correspondence, general office files, meetings material, equipment planning and operational material. The material in each folder is filed in chronological order.
Also included are architectural drawings by Chelsea Architects of the SCIPPR space and some larger items salvaged from the closing—framed photograph of the SCIPPR space, a plaque listing the Charter Member’s Names, and an award from the Greater Houston Partnership. There is one compact disc that has the Web material.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
The general files are not restricted from access. However, all the customer requests and financial records are restricted and will eventually be destroyed, per the same guidelines as stand for the R.I.C.E. program. Records relating to SCIPPR employees are also restricted.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from the SCIPPR records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Subjects (Organizations)
Formats
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office Records, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.
Provenance
This collection was transferred from Barbara Kile, former Director of SCIPPR, in January 2004.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Series I : Office Records, 1997-2002 (Boxes 1 – 6) | |||||||||||
| Includes documents relating to the opening/closing of the department and those relating to the daily operation of the department. Sub-headings include: Attendance Sheets, Equipment/Space Planning, Financial/Budget, Meetings/ Programs and Site Visits. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | [SCIPPR] Brochures, 1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | Card from Clinton/Gore: Reinventing Government Team Member | ||||||||||
| 3 | Charter Subscriptions, 1997-2001 (see Plaque in Box 13) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Charter Subscriptions/ExxonMobil Meeting, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Correspondence, 2001-2002 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Declaration of Partnership Certificates, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 7 | [SCIPPR] Employees (RESTRICTED FILE), 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 8 | [SCIPPR] Final Papers with Backup Files, 1998-2002 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Grand Opening, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 10-12 | Handbook for Operation of SCIPPR – from Black Binder, 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Office of Public Records – Miscellaneous, 1997-98, n. d. | ||||||||||
| 14 | Partnership Agreement (signed original), 1998 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Partnership Meetings, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Problems, 1997-99 | |||||||||
| 2 | [SCIPPR] Proposal, Folder I, 1996-March 1997 | ||||||||||
| 3 | [SCIPPR] Proposal, Folder II, April 1997-98, n. d. | ||||||||||
| 4 | Statistical Reports, 1998-99 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Strategic Plan, 1999-2000 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Texas State Bar, Accreditation, Course Numbers, 1999-2001 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Texas State Bar, Applications for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 1999-2001 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Texas State Bar, Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1999-2002 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Videoconferencing, 1997-2001 | ||||||||||
| 10 | [SCIPPR] Web Site Compact Disc, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Attendance Sheets (KEEP UNTIL 2006) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Patent Searching Class, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | Video Seminars, 1999-2000 | ||||||||||
| Equipment/Space Planning | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Equipment, 1997-98, 2000 | |||||||||
| 2 | [PTO] Equipment Installations, 1999-2001 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Furniture, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 4-5 | Inventory & Operational Support Documentation (PTDL Program), 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Space Planning, 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Telephone : Miscellaneous (Brochures, Handouts, User Guides), 1998-1999 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Work orders | ||||||||||
| Financial/Budget | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Banner Reports: Fund Activities and Summary,1998-July 2001 | |||||||||
| 10 | Banner Reports: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Banner Reports: Rice Book Budget Status, 2001-2002 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Banner Reports: Tax Information, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 13 | [SCIPPR) Budget, 1997, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Credit Card Deposits, 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Credit Card Deposits, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Deposit Vouchers, July 1998-June 2000 | |||||||||
| 2 | Deposit Vouchers, July 2000-April 2002 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Interdepartmental Transfers (IDT), 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Telephone: ATT, 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Telephone: PTO Operations, 1999-2002 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Telephone: Southwestern Bell, 1998-99 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Telephone [Fax] – TCR, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| Meetings/Programs | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | American Inventors Protection Act Meeting – Consumer Outreach Program, 2000 | |||||||||
| 9 | American Inventors Protection Act Meeting – Consumer Outreach Program – Sign Up Sheets and Correspondence, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Patent & Trademark Partnership Program – Fondren Library, 1996-97 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Patent & Trademark Partnership Program – State Data Center Program, Reengineering Workshop, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Public Forum on Patent Law, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Site Visits | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Great Lakes Patent & Trademark Center/Detroit Public Library, 1996-98 | |||||||||
| 2 | Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention & Ideas, 1995-98 | ||||||||||
| Series II : Patent Search Requests/Billing (Restricted), 1998-2002 (Boxes 7 - 12) | |||||||||||
| Includes Search Requests from various types of companies and people. Copies of some patents are included here. | |||||||||||
| Billing/charges are included in this series and ALL material in this series is restricted. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Bankrupt Clients, 1998-2001 | |||||||||
| 2-8 | Cash Transactions, 1998-2002 | ||||||||||
| Charter Member Requests | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Arnold & Associates, 1998-99 | |||||||||
| 2 | Arnold, White & Durkee, 1999-2000 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Conley, Rose & Tayon, 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Miscellaneous Companies, 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Vinson & Elkins, June-October 1998 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Vinson & Elkins, November 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| 7-8 | Credit Card Charges, 1998-1999 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1-4 | Credit Card Charges, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dialog, 1999-2001 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1-3 | Foreign Patents Branch Orders, #s 7-338 | |||||||||
| 4 | InterLibrary Loan Requests, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Miscellaneous Companies, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Office of Public Records Orders, 1998-2001 | ||||||||||
| 7 | On-Line Searches, January-March 2001 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | On-Line Searches, April-July 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | ExxonMobil Chemical, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 3-6 | R.I.C.E., 1998-1999 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1-6 | R.I.C.E., 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| Series III : Awards and Plaques, 1998, n.d. (Box 13) | |||||||||||
| Includes an award from the Greater Houston Partnership, a plaque listing charter members and a framed photograph of the SCIPPR exterior. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 ¾” Tall - Glass Award from the Greater Houston Partnership, Inscription reads: Presented to Rice University Partnership with U. S. Patent & Trademark Office for its contribution to the vitality of the Houston economy. April 1998 | ||||||||||
| 12” x 15” Wooden Plaque listing the Gold, Silver and Bronze Subscribers to SCIPPR | |||||||||||
| Framed Photograph of Exterior View of the SCIPPR Office | |||||||||||
| Series IV : Architectural Drawings, 1997-98 | |||||||||||
| Drawings by Chelsea Architects of the SCIPPR space. 14 sheets. | |||||||||||
| Drawer 17 | 168 - Set 1 | ||||||||||
| A-0 Project Information Sheet | |||||||||||
| A-1 Demolition Floor Plan | |||||||||||
| A-2 Floor Plan | |||||||||||
| A-3 Enlarged Plan with Sections | |||||||||||
| A-4 Interior Elevations | |||||||||||
| A-5 Interior Elevations | |||||||||||
| A-6 Reflected Ceiling Plan | |||||||||||
| TAS-1 Texas Accessibility Standards | |||||||||||
| TAS-2 Texas Accessibility Standards | |||||||||||
| M1 Mechanical Plan | |||||||||||
| E1 Electrical Plan | |||||||||||
| Drawer 17 | 169 - Set 2 | ||||||||||
| A-2 Floor Plan | |||||||||||
| A-5 Interior Elevations | |||||||||||
| A-6 Reflected Ceiling Plan | |||||||||||
| Drawer 17 | 170 – Set 3 (Revision #1, 2/2/98) | ||||||||||
| M1 Mechanical Plan | |||||||||||
| E1 Electrical Plan | |||||||||||
