Research Summary
Patent licensing is the process by which a patent holder grants permission to another party to use, produce, or sell an invention covered by their patent for a specified period and under agreed-upon terms. In exchange for the rights to use the patented technology, the licensee typically pays royalties, lump sum payments, or a combination of both to the patent owner. Licensing can be exclusive, where the licensee is the only entity allowed to use the patent, or non-exclusive, where the patent holder can grant licenses to multiple parties. This arrangement allows patent owners to monetize their inventions while enabling licensees to incorporate patented technologies into their products or services without having to develop the technology themselves.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Patent Licensing market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Patent Licensing include Nokia, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Huawei, Ziess, Canon, Samsung, IBM, Toyata, LG, Bosch, Toshiba etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Patent Licensing. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Patent Licensing market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Patent Licensing market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Patent Licensing industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Patent Licensing Include:
Nokia
Qualcomm
Ericsson
Huawei
Ziess
Canon
Samsung
IBM
Toyata
LG
Bosch
Toshiba
Patent Licensing Product Segment Include:
Exclusive License
Non-exclusive License
Patent Licensing Product Application Include:
Enterprise
Individual
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Patent Licensing Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Patent Licensing Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Patent Licensing Major Regional Market Size and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Patent Licensing Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Passenger Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global Patent Licensing Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Revenue, Market Share, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Revenue and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
- 1 Patent Licensing Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 Patent Licensing Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Exclusive License
- 1.2.2 Non-exclusive License
- 1.3 Patent Licensing Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Enterprise
- 1.3.2 Individual
- 1.4 Global Patent Licensing Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 Patent Licensing Market Development Status and Trends
- 1.5.1 Patent Licensing Industry Development Status Analysis
- 1.5.2 Patent Licensing Industry Development Trends Analysis
- 2 Patent Licensing Market PESTEL Analysis
- 2.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 2.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 3 Patent Licensing Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 3.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 4 Global Patent Licensing Market Analysis by Regions
- 4.1 Global Patent Licensing Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Patent Licensing Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.2.1 Global Patent Licensing Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.2.2 Global Patent Licensing Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 5 Global Patent Licensing Market Size by Type and Application
- 5.1 Global Patent Licensing Market Size by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.2 Global Patent Licensing Market Size by Application (2020-2032)
- 6 North America
- 6.1 North America Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 6.3 North America Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 6.4 North America Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 6.5 North America Patent Licensing Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 US
- 6.5.2 Canada
- 7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 Europe Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 7.4 Europe Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 7.5 Europe Patent Licensing Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Germany
- 7.5.2 France
- 7.5.3 United Kingdom
- 7.5.4 Italy
- 7.5.5 Spain
- 7.5.6 Benelux
- 8 China
- 8.1 China Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 China Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 8.4 China Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 9 APAC (excl. China)
- 9.1 APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 9.4 APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 9.5 APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Size by Country
- 9.5.1 Japan
- 9.5.2 South Korea
- 9.5.3 India
- 9.5.4 Australia
- 9.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 10 Latin America
- 10.1 Latin America Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 Latin America Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 10.4 Latin America Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 10.5 Latin America Patent Licensing Market Size by Country
- 10.5.1 Mexico
- 10.5.2 Brazil
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Size by Type
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Size by Application
- 11.5 Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Size by Country
- 11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 11.5.2 South Africa
- 12 Competition by Manufacturers
- 12.1 Global Patent Licensing Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.2 Patent Licensing Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 12.2.1 Patent Licensing Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 12.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 13 Key Companies Analysis
- 13.1 Nokia
- 13.1.1 Nokia Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.1.2 Nokia Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.1.3 Nokia Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.2 Qualcomm
- 13.2.1 Qualcomm Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.2.2 Qualcomm Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.2.3 Qualcomm Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.3 Ericsson
- 13.3.1 Ericsson Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.3.2 Ericsson Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.3.3 Ericsson Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.4 Huawei
- 13.4.1 Huawei Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.4.2 Huawei Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.4.3 Huawei Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.5 Ziess
- 13.5.1 Ziess Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.5.2 Ziess Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.5.3 Ziess Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.6 Canon
- 13.6.1 Canon Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.6.2 Canon Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.6.3 Canon Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.7 Samsung
- 13.7.1 Samsung Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.7.2 Samsung Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.7.3 Samsung Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.8 IBM
- 13.8.1 IBM Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.8.2 IBM Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.8.3 IBM Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.9 Toyata
- 13.9.1 Toyata Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.9.2 Toyata Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.9.3 Toyata Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.10 LG
- 13.10.1 LG Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.10.2 LG Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.10.3 LG Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.11 Bosch
- 13.11.1 Bosch Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.11.2 Bosch Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.11.3 Bosch Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.12 Toshiba
- 13.12.1 Toshiba Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.12.2 Toshiba Patent Licensing Product Portfolio
- 13.12.3 Toshiba Patent Licensing Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14 Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.1 Patent Licensing Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.2 Patent Licensing Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 14.2.1 Patent Licensing Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 14.3 Patent Licensing Typical Downstream Customers
- 14.4 Patent Licensing Sales Channel Analysis
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Methodology and Data Source
- 16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 16.2 Research Scope
- 16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 16.4 Date Source
- 16.4.1 Primary Sources
- 16.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 16.5 Data Cross Validation
- 16.6 Disclaimer
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