United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 08 January 2002

                        Notice Concerning Change to a
                    Patent and Trademark Depository Library

   "The South Central Intellectual Property Partnership at Rice
(SCIPPR), located at the Fondren Library of Rice University in Houston,
Texas, closed on December 31, 2001. However, the traditional Patent and
Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) services available since 1977 at
Rice University, will continue to be offered. The Houston PTDL is
located in the Fondren Library's Government Publications and Microforms
Department."