The Regional Invention Contest serves as the elimination/qualifying
round for the National Invention Contest, pursuant to Section 4 of the
Republic Act No. 7459 also known as - "Inventors and Invention Incentives
Act of the Philippines ".
2.1 The Regional Invention Contest is a competition open for both the public and private sector inventors and researchers within the Region. There are six () categories where talented Filipinos can compete in the Invention Contest. namely:
- Invention Category (Tuklas Award);
- Utility Model Category;
- Industrial Design Category,
- Creative Research Category (Likha Award);
- Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award) for High School: and
- Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award) for College.
3.1 The contest is open to all inventors, makers, designers, and creative researchers who are Filipino citizens residing in the Regions. They are eligible to join in any of the six contest categories (as applicable) of the invention contest as stated above and compete for awards. However, an invention, a utility model, an industrial design. a creative research or a student creative research may be entered in only one (1) regional invention contests during the year.
3.2 For the purpose of eligibility. a contestant is considered a resident of the region, if:
- he/she is actually residing and has one year residency in the region/area: and
- he/she has principal office address within the said region
3.3. Sibol Award is open to high school and college students. Entries should be duly endorsed by the school wherein the contestants are students and where the creative research was done. The endorser can either be the principal, the school head, the dean of the college or the president of the school or university.
3.4 Inventions and registered utility models and industrial designs, creative research or a student creative research that have worn in previous Regional/ National Invention Contests, shall no longer be eligible to join in subsequent National/Regional Invention Contests in the same category. However, those entries that have won under the Creative Research Category may join this Contest, provident that such entries are now patented/registered at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPO).
3.5. 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,
3.6. Only the inventors: makers and designers appearing in the patent, utility model registration and industrial design registration documents, respectively, may join as contestants in the invention, utility model and industrial design categories. In case of an invention, a utility model or an industrial design by a group. all members must sign in the accomplished entry forms, waivers and other documents.
4. Categories41 Invention - covered by invention patent still in force granted by the Intellectual Property Office - Philippines (IPOPHIL).
4.2 Utility Model - covered by utility model patent /registration still in force granted by the Intellectual Property Office - Philippines (IPOPHIL).
4 3 Industrial Design - covered by industrial design patent/registration still in force granted by the Intellectual Property Office - Philippines (IPOPHIL).
4.4 Creative Research - refers to patent pending inventions, registration pending utility models and industrial designs and research results yet applied for patent: utility model and industrial design registration.. Eligible under this category are new and useful machines/devices/gadgets, products or processes or an improvement of any of the foregoing, and non-biological/microbiological processes not contrary to public order, morals, public health and welfare.
4.5 Student Creative Research for High School and College - refers to new and innovative projects/works made by college and high school students. Eligible projects/works under this category are new and useful machines/ gadgets, products or processes or an improvement of any of the foregoing; and non-biological/microbiological processes not contrary to public order, morals, public health and welfare.
5. Contest Requirements and Mechanics5.1 Contestants are required to submit the following to the organizing DOST Regional Office (DOST RO) not later than 5:00 p.m., on the Deadline of submission of entries.
5.1.1 Six (6) copies of the completely filled-up entry forms including (click the links to download the forms):
- RIC Form No. 01 - Entry Form for invention. utility model, industrial design and creative research categories.
- RIC Form No. 03 - Entry Form for Sibol Award, herein attached as Annex 2:
5.1.2 Two () 2original copies of signed waivers
- RIC Form No. 02 - Waiver Form for invention, utility model, industrial design, and creative research categories, herein attached as Annex 3:
- RIC Form No. 04 - Waiver Form for Sibol Award, herein attached as Annex 4.
5.1.4 Six (6) copies of one (1) page abstract. description/drawings, pictures, certificates.
5.1.5 For Creative Research Category (Likha Award) and Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award): Six (6) copies of Certification that their work is their own, new and original.
- RIC Form No. 5 - Certification for Entries under the Creative Research Category (Likha Award), herein attached as Annex 5.
- RIC Form No. 6 - Certification for Entries under the Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award), herein attached as Annex 6.
5.3 Contestants in the Creative Research Category (Likha Award) and Student Creative Research Category (Sibol Award) shall certify that their work is their own and that to the best of their knowledge. it is new and original.
5.4 Contestants may be required to provide additional information to the Judges in order to facilitate the evaluation of their entries during the contest proper.
5.5 For Student Creative Research Category for College and High School, advisers are not allowed to make presentation in behalf of their students.
5.6 Qualified contestants 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 DOST Regional Office. Qualified contestants will be notified of their specific booth assignments/dimensions before the contest date. The booth assignments shall be done on the basis of category.
5.7 Qualified contestants are required to install their working models/ products/ exhibit materials at the contest site on the prescribed schedule of the organizers on the specified date of Ingress as announced by the Host DOST Regional Office.
5.8 All exhibit materials should be moved out on the specified date of Egress after the closing ceremonies. Organizers shall not be liable to any losses/ damages to the working models/ products/ exhibit materials. All contestants shall be responsible in manning! supervising their respective exhibits at all times.
6. Judging and Criteria
6.1 Judging shall be based on the following:
| 6.1.1 Outstanding Invention | 40% |
| Degree of Inventiveness/Ingenuity | 30% |
| Readiness for Commercialization/Degree of Development | 20% |
| Commercial Viability | 10% |
| Presentation and Demonstration | ------- |
| TOTAL | 100% |
| 6.1.2 Outstanding Utility Model | |
| Useful Technical Advantage | 40% |
| Degree of Development | 30% |
| Usefulness/Commercial Viability | 20% |
| Presentation and Demonstration | 10% |
| ------- | |
| TOTAL | 100% |
| 6.1.3 Outstanding Industrial Design | |
| Ornamentality and Aesthetics | 35% |
| Market Potential | 30% |
| Uniqueness | 25% |
| Presentation and Demonstration | 10% |
| ------- | |
| TOTAL | 100% |
| 6.1.4 Outstanding Creative Research | |
| Originality and Creativity | 30% |
| Usefulness | 30% |
| Market Potential | 30% |
| Presentation and Demonstration | 10% |
| ------- | |
| TOTAL | 100% |
| 6.1.5 Sibol Award (Outstanding Student Creative Research) | |
| Originality and Creativity | 30% |
| Usefulness | 30% |
| Market Potential | 30% |
| Presentation and Demonstration | 10% |
| New Cell | ------- |
| TOTAL | 100% |
6.2 The Panel of Judges shall be constituted by the organizing DOST Regional Office. The judges may either be from the academe, government and private business organizations in the region.
6.3 Final judging will be held at the contest site. The Panel of Judges has the right to declare no qualifier if it deems that there is no deserving entry in the category.
6.4 The decision of the Panel of Judges shall be final and unappealable. The scorecards or rating sheets are considered personal notes of the Panel of Judges and are not for public scrutiny and any part of it shall not be given to any contestant or requesting party.
6.5 Contestants or their duly designated representative shall agree to the immunity of the members of the Panel of Judges. DOST and their employees from any legal suit that may arise from or relative to the conduct, results. etc. of the contest by signing the corresponding waiver form as reflected in RIC Form 02 and RIC Form 04 (Annexes 3 and 4). No entry shall be considered officially entered in the contest unless the contestant and his/her witnesses have signed the waiver and submitted the signed waiver to the Host DOST Regional Office of the Cluster Regions.
7. Announcement I Award of PrizesThere shall be only one (1) qualifier per category for each regional invention contest. The regional qualifiers, subject to submission of additional documents, shall be the Finalists for the National Invention Contest. Each regional qualifiers shall receive a cash incentives and certificate of recognition during the Awarding and Closing Ceremonies of the regional invention contest.
Source: dost.gov.ph
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