US 12,697,488 · Application 18/409,308 · Granted Aug 4, 2026
US 12,697,488
Apparatus and method for optimizing and adapting treatment of multiple tumors in patients with metastatic disease by electric field
Estimated expiration
August 23, 2041
14y 348d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Dec 3, 2020
+ 20 years
Dec 3, 2040
PTA +263d
Aug 23, 2041
No TD
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Final
Aug 23, 2041
This calculation includes patent term adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. §154(b). Patent term extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. §156 (for FDA-regulated products) is not included.
Calculation details
Base term
- Filing date
- January 10, 2024
- Earliest effective filing
- December 3, 2020
- Issue date
- August 4, 2026
- PTA
- +263 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- December 3, 2040
December 3, 2020 + 20 years = December 3, 2040 + 263 PTA days = August 23, 2041
- Continuation-in-part of application 17/111,204, filed Dec 3, 2020, issued as US 12,369,967
- PRO62/948,600 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO62/948,600 — Provisional — not used for base term
Terminal disclaimers
Patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, which can apply to certain drug, biologic, animal drug and medical device patents, is not included in this calculation. How PTE is calculated
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