Top Cities in California 2023
| Rank |
City |
Patents |
Inventors |
| #1 |
San Diego, CA |
18,965 |
4,615 |
| #2 |
San Jose, CA |
16,961 |
6,843 |
| #3 |
San Francisco, CA |
16,882 |
7,301 |
| #4 |
Sunnyvale, CA |
7,084 |
3,136 |
| #5 |
Mountain View, CA |
5,610 |
2,712 |
| #6 |
Palo Alto, CA |
4,984 |
2,084 |
| #7 |
Santa Clara, CA |
4,846 |
2,204 |
| #8 |
Fremont, CA |
4,205 |
1,926 |
| #9 |
Beijing, CA |
4,197 |
764 |
| #10 |
Los Angeles, CA |
3,767 |
1,895 |
| #11 |
Cupertino, CA |
3,592 |
1,427 |
| #12 |
Redwood City, CA |
2,323 |
1,096 |
| #13 |
Irvine, CA |
2,235 |
1,127 |
| #14 |
San Mateo, CA |
1,947 |
916 |
| #15 |
Los Altos, CA |
1,912 |
741 |
| #16 |
Saratoga, CA |
1,856 |
590 |
| #17 |
Shanghai, CA |
1,809 |
450 |
| #18 |
Oakland, CA |
1,767 |
945 |
| #19 |
Menlo Park, CA |
1,743 |
775 |
| #20 |
Lo Wu, CA |
1,687 |
346 |
| #21 |
Los Gatos, CA |
1,639 |
582 |
| #22 |
Pleasanton, CA |
1,566 |
657 |
| #23 |
Santa Monica, CA |
1,460 |
643 |
| #24 |
Berkeley, CA |
1,426 |
752 |
| #25 |
Seoul, CA |
1,406 |
303 |
Top Inventors in California 2023
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