Top 100 Patent Towns

Where is the best place to do patent work in the U.S.? Below is a list of cities with the most patent agents and attorneys.

Click on a city name to see the firms in that city with the most agents/attorneys. Click on state abbreviations to see the cities in that state with the most agents/attorneys.

See also:

• TAPRE Course Patent Bar Review
• Latest from Top IP Blogs
• Vault Occupation Survey: Patent Lawyer
• Working at the US Patent Office

Rank	City	State	Agents/Attorneys
1	Washington	DC	1866
2	New York	NY	1720
3	Chicago	IL	1322
4	Houston	TX	718
5	San Diego	CA	638
6	Boston	MA	601
7	Palo Alto	CA	512
8	Minneapolis	MN	504
9	Dallas	TX	458
10	Los Angeles	CA	445
11	Atlanta	GA	439
12	Alexandria	VA	422
13	Austin	TX	416
14	San Francisco	CA	415
15	Philadelphia	PA	381
16	Seattle	WA	349
17	San Jose	CA	306
18	Cleveland	OH	304
19	Arlington	VA	273
20	Irvine	CA	271
21	Pittsburgh	PA	267
22	Indianapolis	IN	249
23	Wilmington	DE	231
24	Cincinnati	OH	210
25	Portland	OR	206
26	Salt Lake City	UT	200
27	Denver	CO	180
28	Milwaukee	WI	164
29	McLean	VA	161
30	Reston	VA	153
31	Cambridge	MA	150
32	Troy	MI	149
33	Menlo Park	CA	144
34	Phoenix	AZ	139
34	Princeton	NJ	139
36	Sunnyvale	CA	138
37	Mountain View	CA	134
37	Rochester	NY	134
39	Santa Clara	CA	131
40	Charlotte	NC	127
41	St. Louis	MO	106
42	Kansas City	MO	104
43	Pasadena	CA	102
44	Stamford	CT	100
45	Rockville	MD	97
46	Falls Church	VA	94
47	Saint Louis	MO	92
48	Madison	WI	91
49	South San Francisco	CA	90
50	Bethesda	MD	89
51	Research Triangle Park	NC	87
52	Newport Beach	CA	85
52	Boulder	CO	85
52	Raleigh	NC	85
52	Fairfax	VA	85
56	Oakland	CA	76
57	Scottsdale	AZ	75
57	Akron	OH	75
59	Bloomfield Hills	MI	72
60	St Louis	MO	71
61	Redmond	WA	70
62	Westfield	NJ	69
63	Cupertino	CA	68
64	Silver Spring	MD	66
65	San Antonio	TX	65
66	Southfield	MI	64
66	Durham	NC	64
66	Columbus	OH	64
69	Redwood City	CA	63
69	Ann Arbor	MI	63
71	Tucson	AZ	62
71	Grand Rapids	MI	62
73	Albuquerque	NM	61
74	Midland	MI	60
74	New Brunswick	NJ	60
74	Spokane	WA	60
77	Santa Monica	CA	59
78	Oklahoma City	OK	58
79	St Paul	MN	56
79	Greenville	SC	56
81	Orlando	FL	55
81	Louisville	KY	55
81	Plano	TX	55
84	East Palo Alto	CA	54
84	Baltimore	MD	54
84	St. Paul	MN	54
84	Dayton	OH	54
84	Richmond	VA	54
89	Thousand Oaks	CA	48
89	Toledo	OH	48
91	Carlsbad	CA	47
91	Costa Mesa	CA	47
91	Miami	FL	47
91	Bellevue	WA	47
95	Hartford	CT	46
95	Rahway	NJ	46
97	Saint Paul	MN	45
97	Richardson	TX	45
99	Baton Rouge	LA	44
99	Cary	NC	44
99	Madison	NJ	44