I think you got most of it. Sounds to me like RYB isn’t letting its attorneys to acknowledge Bob’s pursuit of his patent, probably because they’ve been illegally profiting on it for the past few couple of years.
And gatopescado: I was wondering when someone would make that comparison. 
That “few” was supposed to have been removed.
Jeff:
I am a patent attorney, and I too am having a few problems with understanding the scenario. Specifically that it would take Bob’s attorney $100,000 to show in court that Ryobi has no rights to the patent. I suppose that above and beyond the fradulent transfer/license, Ryobi is denying that their products infringe the patent as well. If so, I imagine that the $100k also includes all the discovery that has taken place right?
Anyway, one thing I do know from actually suing a Japanese firm for patent infringement is that they do not want to admit anything. From what I’ve been able to gather, this is a cultural thing as no one at the company wants to admit to wrong doing, whether it was accidental or not. So the fact that Ryobi is putting Bob through his paces isn’t that unusual I guess, I was just wondering what they were actually arguing about at this point: the license or infringement?
CJ
Both, I think. I do know Bob wants to ensure our records show him as the correct owner of the patent.
Bummer for Bob then. Who likes to admit guilt? No one. In this instance, the nationality of the corporate executives in charge of the litigation is working against Bob. Only Ryobi’s litigation counsel are happy in this situation.
Hope it goes well for Bob.
CJ