Maryland ranks #22 among US states for total patents filed in 2017, with 5,632 patents from 3,610 inventors across 233 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 2017
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baltimore, MD | 890 | 537 |
| #2 | Rockville, MD | 374 | 243 |
| #3 | Gaithersburg, MD | 343 | 194 |
| #4 | Bethesda, MD | 323 | 228 |
| #5 | Potomac, MD | 249 | 140 |
| #6 | Silver Spring, MD | 231 | 151 |
| #7 | Ellicott City, MD | 219 | 152 |
| #8 | Germantown, MD | 209 | 112 |
| #9 | Columbia, MD | 201 | 151 |
| #10 | Frederick, MD | 139 | 79 |
| #11 | Timonium, MD | 101 | 59 |
| #12 | Annapolis, MD | 85 | 64 |
| #13 | North Potomac, MD | 78 | 48 |
| #14 | Severna Park, MD | 75 | 39 |
| #15 | Laurel, MD | 69 | 45 |
| #16 | Bel Air, MD | 66 | 47 |
| #17 | Cockeysville, MD | 64 | 42 |
| #18 | Towson, MD | 48 | 32 |
| #19 | Elkton, MD | 48 | 35 |
| #20 | Kensington, MD | 47 | 33 |
| #21 | Westminster, MD | 42 | 28 |
| #22 | Olney, MD | 41 | 26 |
| #23 | Boyds, MD | 39 | 21 |
| #24 | Mount Airy, MD | 39 | 21 |
| #25 | Owings Mills, MD | 37 | 23 |