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For his sake I hope he made some money out of it but I doubt very much he's made as much as Sorby.I have every sympathy with the inventor but the patent only applies in the UK - It's a real pity he didn't have the money or foresight to file it internationally because, while the rest of the world have access to less expensive Steb copies, we've been paying top-dollar for Sorby's versions as the only UK licensee.The irony though is that it was probably the high price of the Sorby version that made it worth copying and undercutting.Jon
For his sake I hope he made some money out of it but I doubt very much he's made as much as Sorby.
I have every sympathy with the inventor but the patent only applies in the UK - It's a real pity he didn't have the money or foresight to file it internationally because, while the rest of the world have access to less expensive Steb copies, we've been paying top-dollar for Sorby's versions as the only UK licensee.
The irony though is that it was probably the high price of the Sorby version that made it worth copying and undercutting.
Jon