Maine ranks #43 among US states for total patents filed in 2023, with 591 patents from 384 inventors across 113 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Maine 2023
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fryeburg, ME | 109 | 62 |
| #2 | Portland, ME | 55 | 37 |
| #3 | Bar Harbor, ME | 17 | 15 |
| #4 | Saco, ME | 16 | 12 |
| #5 | South Portland, ME | 16 | 12 |
| #6 | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 14 | 6 |
| #7 | Scarborough, ME | 13 | 9 |
| #8 | Falmouth, ME | 13 | 11 |
| #9 | York, ME | 12 | 7 |
| #10 | Oxford, ME | 12 | 2 |
| #11 | Wells, ME | 10 | 6 |
| #12 | Windham Center, ME | 10 | 7 |
| #13 | Kennebunk, ME | 10 | 8 |
| #14 | Hartland, ME | 10 | 1 |
| #15 | Eliot, ME | 9 | 8 |
| #16 | Brunswick, ME | 9 | 7 |
| #17 | Gorham, ME | 9 | 8 |
| #18 | Acton, ME | 8 | 1 |
| #19 | Yarmouth, ME | 8 | 7 |
| #20 | Freeport, ME | 8 | 6 |
| #21 | Orono, ME | 8 | 7 |
| #22 | Sullivan, ME | 7 | 1 |
| #23 | Rockport, ME | 7 | 2 |
| #24 | Berwick, ME | 7 | 3 |
| #25 | Biddeford, ME | 7 | 4 |