Oregon ranks #14 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 9,161 patents from 4,070 inventors across 129 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.2 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oregon 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portland, OR | 4,186 | 1,621 |
| #2 | Beaverton, OR | 1,181 | 468 |
| #3 | Hillsboro, OR | 848 | 387 |
| #4 | Corvallis, OR | 493 | 272 |
| #5 | Lake Oswego, OR | 271 | 130 |
| #6 | Tigard, OR | 207 | 93 |
| #7 | Bend, OR | 204 | 110 |
| #8 | Eugene, OR | 203 | 127 |
| #9 | West Linn, OR | 170 | 65 |
| #10 | Tualatin, OR | 118 | 55 |
| #11 | Sherwood, OR | 106 | 49 |
| #12 | Albany, OR | 84 | 49 |
| #13 | Wilsonville, OR | 75 | 47 |
| #14 | Salem, OR | 71 | 36 |
| #15 | Newberg, OR | 57 | 35 |
| #16 | Gresham, OR | 51 | 13 |
| #17 | North Plains, OR | 50 | 26 |
| #18 | Forest Grove, OR | 50 | 28 |
| #19 | Oregon City, OR | 44 | 28 |
| #20 | Ashland, OR | 42 | 24 |
| #21 | Yamhill, OR | 36 | 4 |
| #22 | Happy Valley, OR | 35 | 25 |
| #23 | Klamath Falls, OR | 33 | 9 |
| #24 | Springfield, OR | 32 | 16 |
| #25 | Milwaukie, OR | 25 | 22 |