Maryland ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 5,460 patents from 3,445 inventors across 228 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.9 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maryland 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baltimore, MD | 785 | 482 |
| #2 | Rockville, MD | 357 | 219 |
| #3 | Bethesda, MD | 329 | 222 |
| #4 | Gaithersburg, MD | 325 | 169 |
| #5 | Potomac, MD | 273 | 140 |
| #6 | Silver Spring, MD | 226 | 142 |
| #7 | Ellicott City, MD | 222 | 145 |
| #8 | Columbia, MD | 170 | 122 |
| #9 | Germantown, MD | 155 | 94 |
| #10 | Frederick, MD | 145 | 99 |
| #11 | Bel Air, MD | 90 | 56 |
| #12 | Timonium, MD | 84 | 50 |
| #13 | Laurel, MD | 74 | 56 |
| #14 | Annapolis, MD | 71 | 45 |
| #15 | Towson, MD | 69 | 51 |
| #16 | Severna Park, MD | 66 | 31 |
| #17 | North Potomac, MD | 60 | 45 |
| #18 | Clarksville, MD | 55 | 40 |
| #19 | Olney, MD | 45 | 30 |
| #20 | Elkton, MD | 45 | 30 |
| #21 | Cockeysville, MD | 44 | 37 |
| #22 | Parkville, MD | 42 | 19 |
| #23 | Kensington, MD | 42 | 34 |
| #24 | Clarksburg, MD | 41 | 24 |
| #25 | Pikesville, MD | 38 | 19 |