IP Profile: Solar Panel Mounting Company Sollega, Inc.

Sollega, a provider of modular solar panel mounting solutions, has taken steps to protect its intellectual property. Those steps include federally registering a trademark and obtaining a U.S. Patent. San Francisco-based Sollega, Inc., specializes in the design and manufacturing of ballasted commercial flat-roof and ground mount racking solutions. While much of the focus of the solar industry has been on the rapidly decreasing prices for solar panels (for example, see our earlier post here), Sollega is looking to reduce the cost associated with a different part of the solar equation: installation. Sollega states that its modular mounting racks with pre-set inclines offer the potential to more quickly install solar panels and thus achieve substantial savings in labor costs.

Sollega sells the FastRack510, a product that provides solar panel mounting to flat roofs and can be adjusted to achieve either 5° or 10° tilt angles for the solar panels. The FastRack510 is molded as a single piece from lightweight high density polyethylene plastic (HDPE). As a ballasted mounting system, Sollega states that the FastRack510 typically avoids the use of fasteners that puncture a rooftop. Sollega promotes a simple three-step process for installing a solar array using the FastRack510 product:

Start-ups and small companies should take steps to protect their intellectual property, and Sollega appears to have taken initial steps in that regard. Sollega filed for federal registration of a trademark, "Sollega.com", in June of 2015. A trademark identifies a single source of goods, so use of the Start-ups and small companies should take steps to protect their intellectual property, and Sollega appears to have taken initial steps in that regard. Sollega filed for federal registration of a trademark, "Sollega.com", in June of 2015. A trademark identifies a single source of goods, so use of the...