This document contains summaries of patent market data from 2011 to 2019:
- The total value of patents on the market increased from $6 billion in 2011 to over $16 billion in 2019. However, the amount sold has remained relatively steady around $8 billion while the amount unsold has increased.
- In 2018, there was a 30% drop in average asking price per patent asset, largely due to a drop in prices for packages of single patent assets. The average asking price of a US-issued patent was $176,000.
- The top patent sellers in 2018 included IBM, Intel, Sony, and Panasonic while the top buyers included Google, Samsung, Intel, and Uniloc.