Quote Originally Posted by RockyR View Post
I don't think it's either of those things... I think that Steven just either doesn't want to defend, doesn't want to PAY to defend or doesn't care enough about it to defend his patent. A patent / copyright isn't TERRIBLY hard to get (not easy, but not impossible), but defending it can be expensive and take excessive amounts of time and money. Often times, it would cost more to defend than you'd recoup in losses (IF you thought that the offending company would pay at all). I know Krash and he's pretty savvy and aware what's going on in his industries. I would be shocked if he didn't know you / altkilt / etc existed. That being said, he's not just in the 'highland wear market'. His audience / customers go well beyond kilt wearers.
My thought is the reverse angle. An agressive marketter can push out the inventor from their own product. My impression is that Steve's patent is defense as much, if not more, than offense.