New Jersey ranks #10 among US states for total patents filed in 2018, with 12,793 patents from 6,523 inventors across 486 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 1.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in New Jersey 2018
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Princeton, NJ | 662 | 309 |
| #2 | Jersey City, NJ | 346 | 186 |
| #3 | Plainsboro, NJ | 314 | 162 |
| #4 | Holmdel, NJ | 259 | 60 |
| #5 | Bound Brook, NJ | 234 | 135 |
| #6 | Edison, NJ | 225 | 133 |
| #7 | Morristown, NJ | 224 | 118 |
| #8 | Flemington, NJ | 223 | 58 |
| #9 | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 220 | 129 |
| #10 | Kendall Park, NJ | 179 | 25 |
| #11 | Hoboken, NJ | 171 | 86 |
| #12 | Piscataway, NJ | 156 | 108 |
| #13 | Readington, NJ | 154 | 28 |
| #14 | Marlboro, NJ | 153 | 38 |
| #15 | Morganville, NJ | 153 | 61 |
| #16 | Somerville, NJ | 148 | 93 |
| #17 | Manalapan, NJ | 138 | 59 |
| #18 | Hackettstown, NJ | 135 | 76 |
| #19 | Summit, NJ | 135 | 65 |
| #20 | Westfield, NJ | 133 | 66 |
| #21 | Pennington, NJ | 128 | 61 |
| #22 | Montgomery, NJ | 125 | 68 |
| #23 | New Providence, NJ | 122 | 48 |
| #24 | Bound Brook Junction, NJ | 119 | 44 |
| #25 | East Brunswick Township, NJ | 118 | 63 |