Oregon ranks #13 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 9,830 patents from 3,620 inventors across 129 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 2.3 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oregon 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portland, OR | 5,118 | 1,645 |
| #2 | Beaverton, OR | 1,384 | 434 |
| #3 | Hillsboro, OR | 1,080 | 411 |
| #4 | Corvallis, OR | 308 | 143 |
| #5 | Bend, OR | 217 | 119 |
| #6 | Lake Oswego, OR | 177 | 88 |
| #7 | Tigard, OR | 149 | 72 |
| #8 | Eugene, OR | 137 | 81 |
| #9 | West Linn, OR | 131 | 54 |
| #10 | Oregon City, OR | 83 | 27 |
| #11 | Salem, OR | 57 | 23 |
| #12 | Sherwood, OR | 54 | 32 |
| #13 | Newberg, OR | 48 | 24 |
| #14 | Klamath Falls, OR | 47 | 17 |
| #15 | Wilsonville, OR | 47 | 34 |
| #16 | North Plains, OR | 46 | 21 |
| #17 | Redmond, OR | 45 | 17 |
| #18 | Albany, OR | 44 | 17 |
| #19 | Forest Grove, OR | 41 | 19 |
| #20 | Milwaukie, OR | 38 | 20 |
| #21 | Ashland, OR | 37 | 20 |
| #22 | Tualatin, OR | 35 | 21 |
| #23 | Grants Pass, OR | 31 | 10 |
| #24 | Cornelius, OR | 25 | 6 |
| #25 | Yamhill, OR | 19 | 5 |