I wouldn't call it a defensive patent just because it kept the trolls at bay, it was a genuine innovation we were actively trying to commercialize. And it wasn'

I wouldn't call it a defensive patent just because it kept the trolls at bay, it was a genuine innovation we were actively trying to commercialize. And it wasn't just some random business, it was the inventor himself setting out to build the product he envisioned. Unfortunately he didn't have much of a mind for commercial hardware engineering, but it seems fair that he be the one to have a go at it.