Was 2023 a good year for the patent market? We are torn. When we wrote the first draft of this year's report, the data looked gloomy. But then when we dug deeper and realised that the last year turned out not be too bad.

Since we started tracking the brokered patent market in 2012, we have seen more than $38 billion worth of patent assets offered on the market. As market information becomes more accessible, more companies participate and close deals.