There are many examples of a division of labor between companies without intellectual property protection being involved. I have worked on many consulting proj

There are many examples of a division of labor between companies without intellectual property protection being involved. I have worked on many consulting projects where intellectual property protection of the results was not significant. So for example MIPS could become a CPU design consulting company to fab companies that want to produce chips. It seems to me that this would reduce barriers to entry and improve allocation of resources.