I don't have enough information to address that. I did not want to suggest that IP wasn't an issue or that control of IP wasn't an issue.
The issue for a lot of SMEs is getting top-notch talent and having productivity gains. That may not translate into patents or new commercialization product, but it enhances the capacities of those SMEs. This is done via talent more directly than the acquisition of IP.
The IP question is fully legitimate, but I can't address it in further detail.