A Surgeon’s Simplified Guide to US Patents
This Viewpoint discusses the process for surgeons to achieve a patent in the US: patent types, patent criteria, and overall timeline and cost.
Authors
- Hassan ElHawary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-5814)
- Jeffrey E. Janis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6103-4798)
- Ammar Saed Aldien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4945-8293)
- Shafic Abdulkarim
Institutions
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2025.0725
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00