Non-technical Features For Assessing Inventive Step – Alternatives to the Problem Solution Approach – Emotional Perception AI Limited Case of the UK Supreme Court – Abbout vs. Sinocare UPC Case – Interview with Bruce Dearling – IP Fridays Podcast – Episode 175

About this episode

The episode discusses the assessment of inventive step in patents, focusing on non-technical features and recent UK Supreme Court decisions, featuring an interview with patent attorney Bruce Dearling.

[powerpresss] My co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 175 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today’s interview guest is Bruce Dearling, patent attorney and partner at Hepworth Browne in the UK, and we talk about how non-technical features must be considered when assessing inventive step of patents at least according to recent decisions of the UK supreme court and the Unified Patent Court.  Profile of Bruce Dearling UK Supreme Court Emotional Perception AI Limited UPC Abbot vs Sinocare But before we jump into this interesting interview, I have news for you: On May 20, 2026, the Swiss Federal Council adopted the fully revised Patent Ordinance, which will enter into force on January 1, 2027, together with the revised Patent Act. In the future, the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property will prepare a mandatory search report for each application; applicants can choose between a partially examined version and a full examination that assesses novelty and inventive step. The full examination costs an additional 300 Swiss francs, and renewal fees will increase by a total of eight percent over the 20-year term.  On May 19, 2026, Asus entered into a licensing…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rolf Claessen, Ken Suzan

Guest: Bruce Dearling

Topics covered

• inventive step
• patents
• UK Supreme Court
• Emotional Perception AI
• Unified Patent Court
• licensing agreements
• patent law

Keywords

• inventive step
• patent law
• UK Supreme Court
• Emotional Perception AI
• Unified Patent Court
• licensing
• patent examination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hepworth Browne, Swiss Federal Council, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Asus, Sisvel, Align Technology

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