Oregon

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

50,010

National Rank

#14

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

-3.7%

Population

4,238,665

Patents / $B GDP

151

Patents / 100K Pop

1180

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Oregon's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$330B

Median Income

$80,160

Unemployment

5.2%

Bachelor's+

37.7%

Per Capita Income

$70,685

Fed. Spending

$20.2B

NIH Grants

963

NSF Awards

152

SBIR/STTR

2,826

~$1068M awarded

Biz Formation

1,599/mo

STEM Workers

8.8%

184,454 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

Patent Activity by Year

4,463

2016

5,366

2017

4,790

2018

5,630

2019

5,574

2020

5,137

2021

5,016

2022

5,205

2023

5,011

2024

3,818

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Intel Corporation	13,101
2	NIKE, Inc.	9,454
3	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	1,545
4	Apple Inc.	1,048
5	Intel IP Corporation	740
6	Lam Research Corporation	684
7	Digimarc Corporation	471
8	International Business Machines Corporation	401
9	AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	380
10	McAfee, LLC	267

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
software & computing	14,519	35.5%
electronics & semiconductors	13,362	32.6%
biotech & life sciences	6,061	14.8%
mechanical & manufacturing	3,768	9.2%
chemistry & materials	1,641	4.0%
mechanical engineering	946	2.3%
construction	382	0.9%
textiles	265	0.6%

Universities in Oregon

Oregon

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Oregon

Lewis & Clark College

Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon State University

Pacific University

Portland State University

Southern Oregon University

University Of Oregon