Abstract:By utilizing the data of Chinese universities’ patent licensing during the period of 2008-2012,this paper carried out the research for the situation of universities’ patent licensing. The results show that: (1)The quantity and developmental speed of universities’ patent licensing are improved a lot, especially the normal universities;(2) The speed of technical industrialization accelerates a lot , moreover,the technical content of patents licensed by university is high;(3)The participation of universities’ patent licensing is improved gradually,but overall is not optimistic, and the universities which participate in patent licensing mostly distribute in the rich region along the coast. Furthermore, this paper finds the differences in patent licensing between key universities and normal universities,and then this paper made a comparison of patent licensing between key universities and normal universities from three attributes of technical knowledge property. The conclusions show that: (1) The key universities are closer to licensor. (2) The key universities have a slower speed of technical industrialization; (3) The key universities have a shorter cognitive distance. Based on the conclusions, this paper puts forward some relevant political recommendations.