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ANn-()tl NCENTENT
2019 REGIONAL INVENTION CONTEST RULES AND CRITERIA
Region:
Venue :
Date :
1. Rationale
The Regional lnvention contest and Exhibits is a nationwide activity
conducted in different regions to recognize the indispensability of the Filipino Inventors
in the Philippine society and in the landscape of national economic deveiopment. The
invention cgntes] shall give encouragement to inventors to use their inventive capability
by competing for cash rewards. The Regional lnvention contest serves as the
qualifying round for the National lnvention contest, pursuant to section 4 of the
Republic Act No. 7459 also known as "lnventots and lnvention lncentives Act of the
Philippines".
2.5 student creative Research for college and High Schoot refers to new
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and. innovative projects/models developed by iollege and high school
students. These projects/models should possesi features and chaiacteristics
that may have significant contribution to the promotion of s&T innovations
that are not eontrary to public order, morals, public health, and welfare.
3.4 The out-of-School Youths (oSys) are eligible to join either in the creative
Research category or the student creative Research category. Entries should
be duly endorsed by the local inventor,s organization in the Region.
3.5 The inventions, registered utility models and industrial designs, creative
research or a student creative research that have won in previous Regional/
National lnvention Contests, shall no longer be eligible to join in subsequent
National / Regional lnvention Contests in the same category. However, those
entries that have won under the Creative Research and Student Creative
Research Categories may join the regional invention contest, provided that
such entries are now patented/ registered at the lntellectual property office of
the Philippines (PO Phil).
3.6 Entries in the invention, utility model and industrial design categories must
already have patent, utility model registration and industrial registration,
respectively, on or before the deadline for the submission of entries.
3.7 Only the inventors, makers and designers whose names appear in the patent,
utility model registration and industrial design registration documents,
respectively, may join in the contests. ln case of an invention, a utility model or
an indrrstrial design by a group, all members must sign in the accomplished
entry forms, or sign waivers and other documents if they are not joining the
contest.
4.'l Contestants are required to submit the following to the organizing DOST
Regional Office (DOST RO) not later than 5:00 p.m., on the Dejdline of
submission of entries.
4.1.1 One (1) copy of the completely filled-up and notarized entry forms
including:
. RIC Form No. (N - Waiver Form for Sibol Award, herein attached
as Annex 4;
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4.1.3 One (1) copy of lefters patent or UM/ID registration (as applicable).
4.1.4 One (1) copy of one (1) page abstract, description/drawings, pictures,
certificates.
4.1.5 One (1) original copy of notarized Certification that their work is their
own, new and original, for Creative Research Category (Likha Award)
and Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award):
4.2 All the certifications and waivers or contest forms must be under oath and
subscribed into by the affiants.
4.3 The contestants must submit their duly accomplished entries to the organizing
DOST Regional ffice (DOST RO). The DOST RO will pre-screen entries
based on compliance to the requirements stated in ltem 4.1 of this Rules and
Criteria. All documents submitted are subject to final examination by the Board
of Judges.
4.4 ' The Outstanding Creative Research Category (Likha Award) will be sub-.
categorized into govemment-funded and private-funded.
4.5 For Student Creative Research Categories (College and High School), the
advisers are not allowed to make presentations in behalf of their students.
4.7 The qualified entries will be assigned a booth free of charge to display his/her
official entry/ies. Each entry shall be identified by an official label provided by
Dosr Regional office. owners of qualffied entries shall be notified of their
specific booth assignments/dimensions. The booth assignments shall be done
on the basis of contest categories.
4.8 The qualified contestants are required to install their working models/ products/
exhibit materials at the contest site on the specified date and time of lngress as
announced by the Host DOST Regional Office.
4.9 All exhibit materials should be moved out on the specified date and time of
Egress. after the closing ceremonies. organizers shall not be liable to any
losses/ damages to the working models/ products/ exhibit maierials. Ail
contestants shall be responsible in manning/ supervising/ pull out of their
respective exhibits at all times.
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4.10 The contestants in the creative Research categories (Likha Award and sibol
Award) shall agree that any intellectual property included in their entries shall
be protected under the TAPI's lntellectual properg Rights Assistance
Program, Ownership shall be retained to the contestants or to-their Assignees,
if applicable, who shall also disclose their creative works in full.
4.1 1 All regional winners under the creative Research categories (Likha Award and
Sibol Award), as a requirement for the National lnvention Contest, shall
automatically avail TAPI's IPR Assistance Program.
4.12 All contestants and regional winners shall commit to push for the
commercialzation of their inventions and researches once opportunities are
provided.
a) Outstanding lnvention
Degree of lnventiveness 3lo/o
Degree of Development 25o/o
Commercial Mability / Readiness
for Commercialization 40o/o
5o/o
TOTAL 1O0olo
b) Outstanding Utility Model
TOTAL 100o/"
c) Outstanding lndustrial Design
Aesthetics 30%
Market Potential 40%o
Uniqueness 25Yo
Demonstration 5o/o
TOTAL ,loooio
d) Outstanding Creative Research
Originality 25o/o
Creativity / Methodology 35%
Market Potential / Usefulness 30o/o
Presentation and Demonstration 1lYo
TOTAL 100o/o
TOTAL 't00%
5.2
J!9 Bogrd of Judges shail be constituted by the organizing DOST Regional
office. The judges may either be from the academe, government and p-rivate
business organizations in the region.
5.3 The final judging will be herd at the contest site. The Board of Judqes mav
declare no winner if the minimum score of gO% is not met.
6.1 Three (3) regionar winners sha[ be serected per category. rn case
of tie, the
!oar! of Judges shail break the tie and decrare onrylhree regionar winners.
The first prize regionar. winner_ on each category sha be auiomaticatty
ine
nationar quarifier cum Finarists for the Nationai rnvention contest.
6.2 All regional winners shall' receive a cash incentive and certificate of
recognition during the Awarding and crosing ceremonies orit" ,egLn"r
invention contest.
Chair, SC of RA 7459
ANNEX 1
RIC Form No. 01
Series of 2019
ENTRY FORM
INVENTION, UTILITY ITIODEL, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
AND CREATIVE RESEARCH CATEGORIES
() |NVENT]ON () TNDUSTRTALDESTGN
() uTlLtTy MoDEL () CREATTVE RESEARCH
2, OF
NAiIE AGE EDUCATIONAL ADDRESS TEL.'FAX NO.
CONTESTANT ATTAINTENT CELLPHONE/
E.IIAIL ADDRESS
3. TITLE OF ENTRY:
5. srATUs oF ENTRY: Please check. Use separate sheet for description/ additional
information requested.
( ) Already in the market. prease indicate number of units produced/sord, price per
unit, etc-_
( ) Process being used commercially. please gi\re details;
( ).Be.nch scale (
( ) With prototype ( ))DWilhout prototype
6. Has the entry been part of any contest before? ( ) yES ( ) NO
lf yes, where_ when?
7' Has the entry won any major prize (i.e. ft, zn, y
pize) in any nationar/ regionar
cluster invention contest organized by DOST_TApI in the past?
lf yes, please specify
I / wE HEREBY cERTrFy that the above answers given above are true
and
correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. Any fraudilent intormation
will be a ground for disqualification or withdrawal of the award. frovioeo
ContestanUs
Date Signed
Doc. No.: _
Page No.:
Book No.:_ -,
Series of 2O19
Note:
Ptease subn it tho fom together the accomptished weiver form to the oryanizing
Regional otrica not later rhan s:(n-with - ' Dosr
p.m-, on the Dadline of submrissioa E"t iA.
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ANNEX 2
RIC Form No. 3
Series of 20'19
ENTRY FORM
SIBOLAWARD
(Student Creative R*earch Category)
1. TITLE OF ENTRY:
2. LEVEL
( )HighSchoot ( )Coilege
3. NAME OF AGE YEAR ADDRESS TELJFAX NO.
CONTESTANT CELLPHONE/
E.TAIL ADDRESS
4. SCHOOL:
Address:
6 Has the entry won any major prize (i.e. 1$,2d, 3d prize) in any Sibol Award in the
past? lf yes, please specify
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8 Please indicate approximate size/dimensions of working model/prototype/
productsr/exhibit materials and special requirements, if any.
9 contestants are required to execute a waiver (Rlc Form No. 04 - waiver Form)
which forms part of this entry. Entries without waivers are automatically disqualified-.
Please use attached form.
I / wE HEREBY cERTlFy that the above answers given above are true and
correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. Any fraudulent information provided
will be a ground for disqualification or withdrawal of the award.
Adviser/s ContestanUs
Endorsed By:
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Doc. No.:
Page No-:_
Book No.:_
Series of 20i 9
Note:
Please subm-it this fom r((,getlrer with the accomplished waiver totm
td the organizing DOST
Regionar office not rater than s:(n p.m., on drc D&dtine of submission
of Entriex,.
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ANNEX 3
RIC Form No. 02
Series of 2019
WAIVER
KNOWN ALL MEN BYTHESE PRESE]TITS:
That I^/vE,
conteStanUs in the Regional lnvention Contest wrtn tne entrX entitled
with
PatenUUM/lD Registration No. under ttre
(lnvention, utitity Moctet, lndustiat Design aid creative Research) ca6goryTerebyEG
that
l/we are aware of all the rules and regulations set forth in the Contest.
By virtue hereof, lrlve shall abide by the decision of the panel of Judges and hereby
waive whatever cause of action which lAve have or may hereafter have againstihe members of
the Panel of Judges, the Department of science and iechnology Regio,;t office (Dosr Ro),
the Technology Application and promotion tnstitute (TApl) and t-heir 6mployees thit may arise
from or relative to the conduct, resufts. etc. of the Contest.'
lN WTNESS WHEREOF, lAive have hereunto set our hands on this day of
2019 at
Witness Witness
Address: Address:
Doc. No.:_
Page No.:_
Book No.:
Series of 2O I 9
Note: Proase sub mit this fom together with the accomptished entry lorm to the Ho.sf
Regional office not rater than s:(N p.m., on the Deadliie of submiision ol Entries.
Dosr
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ANNEX 4
RIC Form No. 04
Series of 2019
WA!VER
KNOWN ALL TEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That L n/E,
contestanus in the SIBOL A
lN WTNESS WHEREOF, lArve have hereunto set our hands on this day of
20 19 at
Advise/s ContestanUs*
* For Group wort,
all membeE must sign.
Signed in the presence of:
Witness Witness
Address: Address:
Doc. No.:
PaSe No.:
Book No.:
Series of 201 9
Note: Prease submit this form together flith the accomplished enty form to the organizing Dos r
Regional Office not later than 5:(n p.m., on the Deadrine of Subrriss ion of Entries.
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ANNEX 5
RIC Form No. 05
Series of 2019
CERTIFICATION
KNOWN ALL I$EN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That t/WE,
contestanUs in the Creative Research
hereby certify that our entry is our
oTall:ltnat t risinai rw;'tu;neilrtitv'myro*
commitment to avait rApt's tnteilectual property nigtrts issista"t" ii"gr;; p.t"a
my/our research, as welr as other applicabre programl of assistance ot riFt ro ielt ano
commercialize my/our research
lN UVITNESS WHEREOF, l^ve have hereunto set our hands on this day of
2019 at
ContestanUs*
' For Group work, all membeE must s(In.
Witness \Mrtness
Address. Address:
--
Doc. No.:_
PaSe No.:
Book No.:_
Series of 201 9
Note: Please subrnJt t tis fonn tog@rer with the accomptished enty tom
Regionar office not rater atm 5:oo p.m., on the Dr@dtinL ot suoiisitoi;i
to the o(,anizino DOST
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ANNEX 6
RIC Form No. 06
Series of 2019
CERTIF!CATION
KNOWN ALL MEN BYTHESE PRESENTS:
That tnA/E,
contestanus in the Student Creative
entitled hereby certify that our
entry is o ew and original. lM/e further certify
my/our commitment to avail rAPt's lntellectual property Rights Assistance program to
protect my/our research, as well as other applicable programs of assistance of TApl toiest and
commercialize my/our research.
Adviser/s Contestanus*
* For Group work,
all members must sign.
Signed in the presenc€ of:
Witness Witness
Address: Address:
_
Doc. No.:
Page No.:
Book n-o.:_
Series of 2019
Note: Prease submft this fonn bgedrcr with the accomplished enw fonn to lhe organizing DOST
Regional Office not lat* than 5:(N p.m., on the O@dline of SuDmrssr,oa of Enties-
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