Huh? All your e-mail exchange proves is that he believed, at one point, patents were a good idea.
In fact, it doesn't even prove that: If a stranger approached me about my company's patents, you can bet I'd smile and nod say, "Yes, they're important", like he did -- regardless of what I actually believe.
Establishing a written record of anything else sounds like a great way to throw that investment -- valuable or not -- in the trash. Especially when the remark is made to someone like you who then turns around and posts it to the public!
As someone who both holds several patents and has actually seen this device in person, I think you're trying way too hard to craft your point.
(throwaway because my anti-procrast is on, oh well)
In fact, it doesn't even prove that: If a stranger approached me about my company's patents, you can bet I'd smile and nod say, "Yes, they're important", like he did -- regardless of what I actually believe.
Establishing a written record of anything else sounds like a great way to throw that investment -- valuable or not -- in the trash. Especially when the remark is made to someone like you who then turns around and posts it to the public!
As someone who both holds several patents and has actually seen this device in person, I think you're trying way too hard to craft your point.
(throwaway because my anti-procrast is on, oh well)