Leason Ellis Assists Client in Overcoming Section 101 Patentable Subject Matter Rejections on Solar Energy Patent, Assists Another to Reinstate Removed Product on Amazon

Leason Ellis patent teams led by Partner Melvin Garner aided successes in two recent matters.

First, the firm assisted a client in obtaining allowances on two patent applications. The client initially filed a provisional patent application in February 2021 on a system to aggregate and sell solar energy generated in multiple low-income areas. A non-provisional application was filed a year later. After prosecution stalled due to Section 101 patentable subject matter eligibility rejections, a continuation application was filed with different claims. This application also ran into patent eligibility rejections. Leason Ellis took over both cases and was able to secure a successful result for the client.

Second, the firm assisted a Shenzhen, China-based battery jump-starter manufacturer in reinstating a product that had been taken down from Amazon, along with products of other third party companies, all based on alleged infringement of the same patent. While Amazon initially rejected the non-infringement arguments advanced by the other manufacturers, Mel’s team assisted in proving non-infringement through alternative, practical means, and Amazon reinstated the listings in July.