Patenting and commercialization of the patents are one of the important directions of the companies to gain their competitiveness compared to their competition. The aim of this research is to identify the main influential factors for motivation to patenting. It is performed in Macedonian furniture industry and it is focusing on the patenting in existing enterprise. The core of the research methodology is the Delphi method. Auxiliary aim of the research is to compare the results to similar research in more developed countries. The research results show that the most important motivation factor for patenting is commercial exploitation, followed by the licensing and enhance of the ability to raise funds. These results, to certain extent are compatible with the results of the similar research performed in different industries and more developed countries (highest importance of the factors like "Commercial exploitation", "Prevention of imitation"), but differs from those research in some factors, like "Licensing" and "Enhance ability to raise funds".