Oregon ranks #12 among US states for total patents filed in 2022, with 11,339 patents from 4,240 inventors across 129 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oregon 2022
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portland, OR | 5,450 | 1,798 |
| #2 | Beaverton, OR | 1,570 | 491 |
| #3 | Hillsboro, OR | 1,409 | 540 |
| #4 | Corvallis, OR | 833 | 268 |
| #5 | Lake Oswego, OR | 211 | 106 |
| #6 | Bend, OR | 182 | 119 |
| #7 | Eugene, OR | 147 | 99 |
| #8 | Tigard, OR | 136 | 84 |
| #9 | West Linn, OR | 134 | 59 |
| #10 | Salem, OR | 100 | 36 |
| #11 | Sherwood, OR | 86 | 45 |
| #12 | Albany, OR | 79 | 37 |
| #13 | Wilsonville, OR | 61 | 35 |
| #14 | North Plains, OR | 61 | 17 |
| #15 | Klamath Falls, OR | 54 | 13 |
| #16 | Tualatin, OR | 53 | 41 |
| #17 | Newberg, OR | 51 | 27 |
| #18 | Oregon City, OR | 48 | 29 |
| #19 | Silverton, OR | 34 | 6 |
| #20 | Forest Grove, OR | 34 | 19 |
| #21 | Happy Valley, OR | 29 | 19 |
| #22 | Ashland, OR | 28 | 21 |
| #23 | King City, OR | 25 | 1 |
| #24 | Milwaukie, OR | 23 | 19 |
| #25 | Grants Pass, OR | 21 | 14 |