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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Novocure GmbH

52 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

52
Total Pending OAs
19
Final Rejections
33
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18903245 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSDUCER ARRAY PLACEMENT REMALY, MARK DONALD 3797 Non-Final OA Oct 01, 2024
18757028 TRANSDUCERS FOR DELIVERY OF TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND CAPABLE OF REDUCING CREASING VOORHEES, CATHERINE M 3792 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2024
18750190 USER TOOLS FOR TREATMENT PLANNING FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 Final Rejection Jun 21, 2024
18738457 Arrays for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) with Selectively Addressable Sub-Elements DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 Final Rejection Jun 10, 2024
18680762 Methods Of Using Alternating Electric Fields And Checkpoint Inhibitors HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. 3796 Non-Final OA May 31, 2024
18675714 ADAPTING ARRAY LAYOUTS TO ACCOUNT FOR TUMOR PROGRESSION CLOW, LORI A 1687 Final Rejection May 28, 2024
18621809 METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURIES WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS KISH, JAMES M 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 29, 2024
18617886 Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field KISH, JAMES M 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2024
18609450 Treating Gastric Cancer Using TTFields Combined with XELOX, FOLFOX or the Individual Constituents Thereof ANDERSON, JAMES D 1629 Non-Final OA Mar 19, 2024
18435375 Sequentially Positioning Sets of Electrode Arrays at Nonoverlapping Positions to Ameliorate Skin Irritation During Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 Non-Final OA Feb 07, 2024
18398714 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND ANTI-VEGFR-2 ANTIBODIES DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 Final Rejection Dec 28, 2023
18392084 Multi Channel Device for Directional Shaping of Electric Fields e.g., Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) BAYS, PAMELA M 3796 Non-Final OA Dec 21, 2023
18393290 WEARABLE GARMENT WITH INTEGRATED TUMOR TREATING FIELDS VOLTAGE GENERATOR MORALES, JON ERIC C 3796 Final Rejection Dec 21, 2023
18533467 WIRELESS TRANSDUCER ARRAYS APPLYING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF VOORHEES, CATHERINE M 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 08, 2023
18523221 TRANSDUCER ARRAYS HAVING ALTERNATIVE ARRAY MATERIALS KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18511739 ELECTRODE ARRAY HAVING FOAMED CONDUCTIVE GEL AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Non-Final OA Nov 16, 2023
18511374 CONDUCTIVE GEL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BULK ELECTRON TRANSPORT AGENTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Final Rejection Nov 16, 2023
18477142 SINGLE WIRE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTION FOR A TTFIELD APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA 3792 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2023
18476573 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS AND APOPTOTIC CANCER CELL VACCINATION BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1632 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2023
18475497 INGESTIBLE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE INTERNAL TTFIELD INTENSITY DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 Final Rejection Sep 27, 2023
18373102 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TRANSDUCER LAYOUT WELCH, DAVID T 2613 Non-Final OA Sep 26, 2023
18371625 TREATING SKIN IRRITATION FROM APPLICATION OF AN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD PACKARD, BENJAMIN J 1612 Non-Final OA Sep 22, 2023
18472931 3D MODELS FOR PREDICTING TREATMENT RESPONSES TO ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1651 Non-Final OA Sep 22, 2023
18472407 Electrode Assembly With Filler Structure Between Electrode Elements DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 Final Rejection Sep 22, 2023
18470948 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ELECTROSENSATION AND/OR SKIN IRRITATION JACKSON-TONGUE, LAKIA J 1645 Non-Final OA Sep 20, 2023
18342303 Methods For Treating Diabetes With Alternating Electric Fields BOCKELMAN, MARK 3792 Non-Final OA Jun 27, 2023
18337747 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND VEGF INHIBITORS DINH, ANH-KHOA N 3796 Final Rejection Jun 20, 2023
18336880 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And FGF Inhibitors PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 3783 Non-Final OA Jun 16, 2023
18209810 METHODS FOR TREATING HORMONAL DISORDERS HULBERT, AMANDA K 3792 Final Rejection Jun 14, 2023
18193923 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Applying Tumor-Treating Fields ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 3796 Non-Final OA Mar 31, 2023
18193837 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And Ion Channel Inhibitors BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 Non-Final OA Mar 31, 2023
18129510 Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Using Implanted Sheets of Graphite KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Final Rejection Mar 31, 2023
18128937 ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD WAVEFORM FOR ELECTROSENSATION REDUCTION SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 3792 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2023
18124307 GEOMETRICALLY FITTED TRANSDUCERS FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 21, 2023
18115363 Electrode Assembly with a Skin Contact Layer Comprising a Conductive Adhesive Composite, and Systems and Methods of Applying Tumor Treating Fields Using Same TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES 3700 Final Rejection Feb 28, 2023
18080026 TRANSDUCER ARRAY WITH ADHESIVE LAYER SHAPED TO REDUCE SKIN IRRITATION TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2022
18080306 TRANSDUCER ARRAY WITH SHAPE THAT CONTOURS TO A SUBJECT'S BODY AND METHOD OF DETERMINING SHAPE AND PLACEMENT OF TRANSDUCER ARRAYS TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2022
18062372 GARMENT PROVIDING A BIASING FORCE ON A TRANSDUCER ARRAY SAHAND, SANA 3796 Non-Final OA Dec 06, 2022
18071933 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Applying Tumor-Treating Fields TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2022
18070957 Methods of Reducing Ciliogenesis with Alternating Electric Fields WECKER, JENNIFER 1797 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2022
17987787 Electrode Assembly with Non-Hydrogel Conductive Adhesive Layer and Methods of Applying Tumor Treating Fields Using Same TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2022
17953823 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TESTING ADVERSE SKIN EVENTS BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 Final Rejection Sep 27, 2022
17886382 TRANSDUCER APPARATUSES WITH ELECTRODE ARRAY SHAPED TO REDUCE EDGE EFFECT IN DELIVERING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TO A SUBJECT'S BODY TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Aug 11, 2022
17850294 System and Method for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) and Measuring Impedance TOMBERS, JOSEPH A 3791 Final Rejection Jun 27, 2022
17841987 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING CIRCULATION DURING TREATMENT WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS HALL, DEANNA K 3783 Final Rejection Jun 16, 2022
17837638 Methods of Treating and Preventing Cancer with Alternating Electric Fields, Radioactive Particles, and Systemic Therapy COX, THADDEUS B 3791 Final Rejection Jun 10, 2022
17828794 Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And Trastuzumab WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA 3783 Non-Final OA May 31, 2022
17698457 TRANSDUCER APPARATUSES FOR DELIVERING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TO A SUBJECT'S BODY TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2022
17698777 CONSTRUCTING A 3D PHANTOM WITH LIQUID HYDROGEL CALLE, ANGEL JAVIER 2189 Non-Final OA Mar 18, 2022
17692997 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS TO DISRUPT NANOPARTICLES NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 Non-Final OA Mar 11, 2022
17559228 Methods And Compositions For Using Alternating Electric Fields In Gene Therapy MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 3783 Final Rejection Dec 22, 2021
17313114 CONDUCTIVE PAD GENERATING TUMOR TREATING FIELD AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 Final Rejection May 06, 2021

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