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Patentee P owns a Philippine patent for a catalyst C used in making a recyclable polymer coating. A government-funded university research center, Ingenium Institute, is contracted by a packaging company to conduct internal bench‑scale experiments to evaluate whether C could be used to develop a new coating for recyclable packaging. Ingenium obtains a minute quantity of C and uses it solely in its own laboratory to perform internal experiments aimed at evaluating a potential modification to C. The experiments generate data; there is no sale, no licensing, and no public disclosure beyond an internal report circulated within Ingenium. After finishing, Ingenium shares the results with its sponsor but does not commercialize or license any modification. Is Ingenium liable for patent infringement? (a) Identify the limiting doctrine governing patent rights that applies. (b) Distinguish how this limitation differs from other uses of a patented invention. (c) Apply the doctrine to Ingenium’s actions and state whether there is infringement and why.