Maine ranks #42 among US states for total patents filed in 2020, with 845 patents from 437 inventors across 119 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maine 2020
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fryeburg, ME | 175 | 97 |
| #2 | Portland, ME | 49 | 32 |
| #3 | Kennebunk, ME | 35 | 12 |
| #4 | Falmouth, ME | 29 | 14 |
| #5 | Scarborough, ME | 28 | 17 |
| #6 | York, ME | 26 | 10 |
| #7 | Wells, ME | 23 | 7 |
| #8 | Boothbay Harbor, ME | 21 | 1 |
| #9 | Saco, ME | 20 | 6 |
| #10 | Rockport, ME | 17 | 3 |
| #11 | Kennebunkport, ME | 15 | 4 |
| #12 | Gorham, ME | 14 | 9 |
| #13 | South Portland, ME | 13 | 4 |
| #14 | Hartland, ME | 13 | 1 |
| #15 | Oxford, ME | 12 | 2 |
| #16 | Sanford, ME | 12 | 7 |
| #17 | Sullivan, ME | 11 | 1 |
| #18 | Orono, ME | 11 | 11 |
| #19 | Yarmouth, ME | 11 | 8 |
| #20 | Gray, ME | 11 | 9 |
| #21 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 10 | 6 |
| #22 | South Berwick, ME | 10 | 5 |
| #23 | Berwick, ME | 9 | 2 |
| #24 | Eliot, ME | 7 | 4 |
| #25 | Kittery, ME | 7 | 5 |