International Licensing Consultants

Name

International Licensing Consultants

Legal name

International Licensing Consultants, Corp.

Website

https://successwithilc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Licensing Commission Fees: ILC earns commissionable fees after successfully securing licensing agreements for inventors. The company negotiates licensing terms on behalf of clients and takes a percentage of the licensing deal.
2. Fee-Based Support Services: Services provided on a contingency basis (no up front fees) for clients coming through affiliate companies. Includes product introduction, marketing activity, tradeshow participation, and media campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

International Licensing Consultants (ILC) is a licensing agency that introduces independent inventors' products to manufacturers seeking new products to license, manufacture, and distribute. The firm operates a Virtual Product Showcase platform featuring 3D animated product depictions, represents clients at more than 20 tradeshows annually, and negotiates licensing agreements on inventors' behalf in exchange for contingency-based commissions.

Product overview

International Licensing Consultants (ILC) operates as a licensing agent platform for independent inventors, offering a suite of services including product introduction, marketing, license negotiations, organizational support, and inventor assistance. The core offering is the Virtual Product Showcase, which features digital prototypes and animated 3D depictions of products as an alternative to expensive physical prototypes. Additional services include tradeshow representation, media campaigns (press releases, brochures, electronic media), Multiple Points Agreement negotiation, and payment arrangement consultation. The company connects independent inventors with manufacturers through a registration-based platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Product Showcase Online showcase platform presenting inventors' products via 3D animated depictions to manufacturer licensees worldwide; used by independent inventors seeking licensing partners.
• Licensing Representation Services End-to-end licensing agent service covering product introduction to manufacturers, targeted marketing activity, and negotiation of licensing agreements on the client's behalf. Sold to independent inventors seeking to commercialize their products.
• Tradeshow Representation Representation of client inventors and their products at more than 20 industry tradeshows per year to identify prospective licensing partners.
• Media Campaign Services Targeted media and publicity campaigns developed around client products to generate manufacturer interest and licensing inquiries.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Licensing AffiliatescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorILC works with licensing affiliates who provide services on a contingency fee basis, negotiating licensing agreements on behalf of inventors and handling communication between inventors and manufacturers.
• Patent Assistance FirmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILC is affiliated with patent assistance firms and refers inventors to these firms for patent filing assistance when needed.
• Certified Patent Agents, Registered Patent Attorneys, Patent Assistance CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILC accepts submissions from certified Patent Agents, Registered Patent Attorneys, and Patent Assistance Companies, creating a network of professional referral sources for client acquisition.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Anaqua: Anaqua provides IP management and analytics software to corporations and law firms. While not a direct competitor to ILC's licensing agency model, it serves the broader IP ecosystem in which ILC's inventor clients operate, including patent prosecution and portfolio management tooling.
• Henry Patent Law Firm: Henry Patent Law Firm is one of several boutique patent law firms that refer inventor clients to licensing intermediaries like ILC. It represents the upstream professional services layer that feeds ILC's inventor pipeline through its referral network.

Direct peers

• Davison Design & Development: Davison provides product design, prototyping, and licensing support services to independent inventors, with a similar end-to-end model of helping inventors bring products to manufacturers. Long-established competitor in the same niche as ILC.
• InventionHome: InventionHome is a direct competitor offering invention licensing and marketing services to independent inventors, using a similar model of connecting patented ideas with manufacturers. Comparable in size and approach to ILC.
• InventHelp: InventHelp is the largest U.S. invention submission and licensing service company, directly competing with ILC by connecting independent inventors with manufacturers through similar tradeshow-based marketing and licensing negotiation services. It is the most directly comparable peer in the invention-promotion agency category.
• Edison Nation (Xperi): Edison Nation operated an invention licensing platform connecting independent inventors with manufacturers and major retailers; it was acquired by Xperi. Directly comparable as a marketplace-style intermediary serving the same inventor-manufacturer matching function as ILC.

Emerging players

• IPWatchdog: IPWatchdog is a leading IP news, analysis, and education platform serving patent professionals and inventors. It is an adjacent player serving the same inventor ecosystem as ILC but focused on information rather than transactional licensing.

Broad incumbents

• Quirky (historical): Quirky was a well-known broader-scope invention platform that crowdsourced ideas, designed products, and brokered licensing deals with major manufacturers. While now defunct, it represents a higher-ambition version of the inventor-to-manufacturer matchmaking model that ILC operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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