Global Patent Licensing Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025

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 has reached 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 suppliers 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 suppliers, 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 Suppliers 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 Suppliers (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

Table 1： Global Patent Licensing Market Size Growth Rate by Type, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million)

Table 2： Global Patent Licensing Market Size Growth Rate by Application, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million)

Table 3： Patent Licensing Industry Development Status

Table 4： Patent Licensing Industry Development Trends

Table 5： Global Patent Licensing Market Size by Region in US$ Million: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032

Table 6： Global Patent Licensing Revenue by Region (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 7： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)

Table 8： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 9： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)

Table 10： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Analysis by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 11： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Analysis Forecast by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 12： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Analysis by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 13： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Analysis Forecast by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 14： Key Patent Licensing Players in North America

Table 15： North America Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 16： North America Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 17： North America Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 18： North America Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 19： North America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 20： North America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 21： Key Patent Licensing Players in Europe

Table 22： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 23： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 24： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 25： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 26： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 27： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 28： Key Patent Licensing Players in China

Table 29： China Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 30： China Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 31： China Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 32： China Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 33： Key Patent Licensing Players in APAC (excl. China)

Table 34： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 35： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 36： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 37： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 38： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 39： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 40： Key Patent Licensing Players in Latin America

Table 41： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 42： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 43： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 44： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 45： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 46： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 47： Key Patent Licensing Players in Middle East & Africa

Table 48： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 49： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue by Type (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 50： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 51： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue by Application (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 52： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2020-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 53： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue Market Size by Country (2026-2032) & (US$ Million)

Table 54： Global Patent Licensing Market Revenue by Key Suppliers (2021-2025) & (US$ Million)

Table 55： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Key Suppliers (2021-2025)

Table 56： Global Key Suppliers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales

Table 57： Market Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

Table 58： Nokia Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 59： Nokia Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 60： Nokia Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 61： Qualcomm Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 62： Qualcomm Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 63： Qualcomm Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 64： Ericsson Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 65： Ericsson Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 66： Ericsson Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 67： Huawei Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 68： Huawei Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 69： Huawei Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 70： Ziess Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 71： Ziess Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 72： Ziess Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 73： Canon Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 74： Canon Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 75： Canon Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 76： Samsung Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 77： Samsung Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 78： Samsung Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 79： IBM Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 80： IBM Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 81： IBM Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 82： Toyata Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 83： Toyata Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 84： Toyata Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 85： LG Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 86： LG Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 87： LG Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 88： Bosch Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 89： Bosch Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 90： Bosch Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 91： Toshiba Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)

Table 92： Toshiba Patent Licensing Product Portfolio

Table 93： Toshiba Patent Licensing Revenue (US$ Million), Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2025)

Table 94： Patent Licensing Typical Customer List

Table 95： Patent Licensing Distributors List

Figure 1： Patent Licensing Product Pictures

Figure 2： Exclusive License Picture Scope

Figure 3： Non-exclusive License Picture Scope

Figure 4： Enterprise Picture Scope

Figure 5： Individual Picture Scope

Figure 6： Global Patent Licensing Market Size Analysis: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032 (US$ Million)

Figure 7： Global Patent Licensing Market Revenue and Growth Rate Analysis: (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 8： Global Patent Licensing Market Size by Region (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 9： Global Patent Licensing Market Share Scenario by Region in Percentage: 2025 Versus 2032

Figure 10： North America Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 11： North America Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 12： North America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 13： North America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 14： US Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 15： Canada Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 16： Europe Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 17： Europe Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 18： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 19： Europe Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 20： Germany Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 21： France Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 22： United Kingdom Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 23： Italy Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 24： Spain Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 25： Benelux Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 26： China Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 27： China Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 28： China Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 29： China Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 30： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 31： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 32： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 33： APAC (excl. China) Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 34： Japan Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 35： South Korea Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 36： India Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 37： Australia Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 38： Southeast Asia Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 39： Latin America Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 40： Latin America Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 41： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 42： Latin America Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 43： Mexico Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 44： Brazil Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 45： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Size and Growth Rate (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 46： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Market Share by Players in 2024

Figure 47： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2032)

Figure 48： Middle East & Africa Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2032)

Figure 49： Saudi Arabia Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 50： South Africa Patent Licensing Revenue (2020-2032) & (US$ Million)

Figure 51： Global Patent Licensing Revenue Market Share by Key Suppliers in 2024

Figure 52： Global Patent Licensing Industry Competition Landscape

Figure 53： Patent Licensing Industry Chain Analysis

Figure 54： Bottom-Up and Top-Down Research Methods

Figure 55： Key Interview Objectives

Figure 56： Data Cross Validation