A Yellow Book for Medical Devices—A Proposal for Public Health

This Viewpoint proposes that the US Food and Drug Administration create a patent database for medical devices, the Yellow Book, similar to the Orange Book’s database of drug-related patents.

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JAMA
Published
2026-01-29
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.27042
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Intellectual Property and Patents
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A Yellow Book for Medical Devices—A Proposal for Public Health

Hooman Noorchashm, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, David A. Simon
JAMA
Intellectual Property and Patents
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A Yellow Book for Medical Devices—A Proposal for Public Health

Hooman Noorchashm, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, David A. Simon
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Abstract

This Viewpoint proposes that the US Food and Drug Administration create a patent database for medical devices, the Yellow Book, similar to the Orange Book’s database of drug-related patents.

JAMAVol. 335(9)
Tufts University (US), Tufts Medical Center (US), Northeastern University (US), National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
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Intellectual Property and Patents
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