Initially, if I did not have some kind of IP protection, I would not have taken any risk of going forward with it. I would have chosen something a lot less risk

Initially, if I did not have some kind of IP protection, I would not have taken any risk of going forward with it. I would have chosen something a lot less risky. However, after the fact, it really doesn't make much difference. Now, I would rather have the IP protection to assure openness and standards.