Oregon ranks #16 among US states for total patents filed all time, with 213,362 patents from 28,073 inventors across 307 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 50.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Oregon All Time
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Portland, OR | 88,572 | 9,213 |
| #2 | Beaverton, OR | 28,657 | 3,140 |
| #3 | Hillsboro, OR | 19,235 | 2,365 |
| #4 | Corvallis, OR | 16,150 | 1,763 |
| #5 | Lake Oswego, OR | 6,288 | 769 |
| #6 | Eugene, OR | 5,632 | 1,137 |
| #7 | Tigard, OR | 4,145 | 696 |
| #8 | West Linn, OR | 4,006 | 419 |
| #9 | Bend, OR | 3,916 | 663 |
| #10 | Tualatin, OR | 2,388 | 324 |
| #11 | Sherwood, OR | 2,226 | 276 |
| #12 | Salem, OR | 2,105 | 493 |
| #13 | Wilsonville, OR | 1,925 | 283 |
| #14 | Albany, OR | 1,887 | 372 |
| #15 | Newberg, OR | 1,507 | 252 |
| #16 | Gresham, OR | 1,309 | 243 |
| #17 | Oregon City, OR | 1,197 | 258 |
| #18 | Forest Grove, OR | 1,161 | 174 |
| #19 | Milwaukie, OR | 955 | 244 |
| #20 | North Plains, OR | 927 | 81 |
| #21 | Ashland, OR | 785 | 149 |
| #22 | Klamath Falls, OR | 744 | 142 |
| #23 | Springfield, OR | 735 | 222 |
| #24 | Medford, OR | 681 | 225 |
| #25 | Philomath, OR | 540 | 87 |