While analyzing the monetization potential of Facebook’s portfolio we found that ~1000 assignees were given rejections based on facebook’s patents. But how many of these rejections were actually 102 rejections (where identified prior art matches each and every element of a patent application’s claim).
A total number of 223 assignees received 102 rejections based on Facebook’s patents. The table below provides a list of the top 10 assignees who got the most number of 102 rejections based on Facebook’s patents.
| Assignee | Number of 102 Rejections | Applications blocked by 102 rejection |
| 55 | 41 | |
| Microsoft | 54 | 44 |
| IBM | 52 | 41 |
| Samsung | 26 | 20 |
| Intel | 10 | 8 |
| Apple | 9 | 7 |
| Oath Inc | 8 | 7 |
| Sony | 7 | 6 |
| Oracle INternational | 6 | 5 |
| Tencent Technology Company | 6 | 4 |
How many assignees dropped their applications right after a 102 rejection based on FB’s patents?
GreyB’s BOS tool shows that 58 assignees abandoned their applications right after receiving a 102 rejection based on FB’s patents. The below table provides the list of the top 10 such assignees.
| Assignee | Applications abandoned after 102 rejection |
| Microsoft | 7 |
| 4 | |
| IBM | 3 |
| Overman, Stephen E | 2 |
| Apple | 2 |
| Olsen, Wallace | 2 |
| DivX, LLC | 2 |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co | 2 |
| Newsbyme LLC | 2 |
| Shore Chan Depumpo LLC | 2 |