Technological University of the Philippines Visayas
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________
Subject: ________________________________________ Rating: _____________
Trainor: _________________________________________
WORKSHOP NO. 2 – Prior Art Search
Instructions:
A. The student is instructed to search prior art for his/her research problem from published patents and
application.
B. He/She is requested to present his/her output for critiquing.
C. He/She is requested to complete the following statements:
1. My research problem is:
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2. The topics that will be discuss in my prior art review are: (search at least 10 prior art from
published patent and application)
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3. The related studies that will be used are: (select the first 4 similar or related artifact from the
10 prior art you searched and discussed,)
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