diff --git a/schema/CVE_Record_Format.json b/schema/CVE_Record_Format.json
index aaf5f5adb7..2ce28ea833 100644
--- a/schema/CVE_Record_Format.json
+++ b/schema/CVE_Record_Format.json
@@ -125,13 +125,15 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the organization, project, community, individual, or user that created or maintains this product or hosted service. Can be 'N/A' if none of those apply. When collectionURL and packageName are used, this field may optionally represent the user or account within the package collection associated with the package.",
                     "minLength": 1,
-                    "maxLength": 512
+                    "maxLength": 512,
+                    "pattern": "^(?!(n\/a)$).*"
                 },
                 "product": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Name of the affected product.",
                     "minLength": 1,
-                    "maxLength": 2048
+                    "maxLength": 2048,
+                    "pattern": "^(?!(n\/a)$).*"
                 },
                 "collectionURL": {
                     "description": "URL identifying a package collection (determines the meaning of packageName).",