You say paytent, I say pahtent And when it comes to the merits of the costly and arduous exercise of protecting intellectual property, opinion can be as divided as how to pronounce the word itself.   We have seen it first-hand when proudly boasting to our would-be investors about our granted patent. Some are suitably impressed. Others kick the pedestal from under us, flatly poo-pooing the notion that there is any value at all in IP. Sure, patents are only as good as the money you have to defend them. Right? The sales-person in me knows instinctively this is just…