Collection Summary
Woodson Research Center, Fondren
Library, Rice University, Houston, TX
Rice University. South
Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR)
Office.
South Central Intellectual
Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office Records
1997-2002
6.25 cubic
feet
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.
Rice
UA SCIPPR 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.
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.
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.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Kile, Barabara
Subjects (Organizations)
Patent & Trademark
Partnership Program
Rice University. South
Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice (SCIPPR) Office
Chelsea
Architects
Formats
Correspondence
Architectural
drawings
Legal documents
Financial
records
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.
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.
11
[SCIPPR] Brochures, 1998
12
Card from Clinton/Gore: Reinventing Government Team
Member
13
Charter Subscriptions, 1997-2001 (see Plaque in Box
13)
14
Charter Subscriptions/ExxonMobil Meeting, 2000
15
Correspondence, 2001-2002
16
Declaration of Partnership Certificates, 1998
17
[SCIPPR] Employees (RESTRICTED FILE),
1998-2000
18
[SCIPPR] Final Papers with Backup Files,
1998-2002
19
Grand Opening, 1998
110-12
Handbook for Operation of SCIPPR – from Black Binder,
1997-98
113
Office of Public Records – Miscellaneous, 1997-98, n.
d.
114
Partnership Agreement (signed original), 1998
115
Partnership Meetings, 1998-2001
21
Problems, 1997-99
22
[SCIPPR] Proposal, Folder I, 1996-March 1997
23
[SCIPPR] Proposal, Folder II, April 1997-98, n. d.
24
Statistical Reports, 1998-99
25
Strategic Plan, 1999-2000
26
Texas State Bar, Accreditation, Course Numbers,
1999-2001
27
Texas State Bar, Applications for Minimum Continuing Legal
Education (MCLE), 1999-2001
28
Texas State Bar, Correspondence and Miscellaneous,
1999-2002
29
Videoconferencing, 1997-2001
210
[SCIPPR] Web Site Compact Disc, 2001
Attendance Sheets (KEEP UNTIL 2006)
31
Patent Searching Class, 2001
32
Video Seminars, 1999-2000
Equipment/Space Planning
41
Equipment, 1997-98, 2000
42
[PTO] Equipment Installations, 1999-2001
43
Furniture, 1998
44-5
Inventory & Operational Support Documentation (PTDL
Program), 1998-2000
46
Space Planning, 1997-98
47
Telephone : Miscellaneous (Brochures, Handouts, User
Guides), 1998-1999
48
Work orders
Financial/Budget
49
Banner Reports: Fund Activities and Summary,1998-July
2001
410
Banner Reports: Miscellaneous Correspondence,
1998-2001
411
Banner Reports: Rice Book Budget Status,
2001-2002
412
Banner Reports: Tax Information, 1998
413
[SCIPPR) Budget, 1997, 2000
414
Credit Card Deposits, 1998-2000
415
Credit Card Deposits, 1998-2001
51
Deposit Vouchers, July 1998-June 2000
52
Deposit Vouchers, July 2000-April 2002
53
Interdepartmental Transfers (IDT), 1998-2001
54
Telephone: ATT, 1998-2000
55
Telephone: PTO Operations, 1999-2002
56
Telephone: Southwestern Bell, 1998-99
57
Telephone [Fax] – TCR, 1998-2001
Meetings/Programs
58
American Inventors Protection Act Meeting – Consumer
Outreach Program, 2000
59
American Inventors Protection Act Meeting – Consumer
Outreach Program – Sign Up Sheets and Correspondence, 2000
510
Patent & Trademark Partnership Program – Fondren
Library, 1996-97
511
Patent & Trademark Partnership Program – State Data
Center Program, Reengineering Workshop, 1997
512
Public Forum on Patent Law, 2001
Site Visits
61
Great Lakes Patent & Trademark Center/Detroit Public
Library, 1996-98
62
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.
71
Bankrupt Clients, 1998-2001
72-8
Cash Transactions, 1998-2002
Charter Member Requests
81
Arnold & Associates, 1998-99
82
Arnold, White & Durkee, 1999-2000
83
Conley, Rose & Tayon, 1998-2000
84
Miscellaneous Companies, 1998-2000
85
Vinson & Elkins, June-October 1998
86
Vinson & Elkins, November 1998-2001
87-8
Credit Card Charges, 1998-1999
91-4
Credit Card Charges, 2000-2002
95
Dialog, 1999-2001
101-3
Foreign Patents Branch Orders, #s 7-338
104
InterLibrary Loan Requests, 1998-2001
105
Miscellaneous Companies, 1999
106
Office of Public Records Orders, 1998-2001
107
On-Line Searches, January-March 2001
111
On-Line Searches, April-July 2001
112
ExxonMobil Chemical, 2001
113-6
R.I.C.E., 1998-1999
121-6
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.
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
13
12” x 15” Wooden Plaque listing the Gold, Silver and
Bronze Subscribers to SCIPPR
13
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