You have just joined a software application company that has been in operations for more than 3 years.Purple Rain is a private limited company and for the financial year ending 2012, it achieved financial revenue in excess of USD 1.5 million. Purple Rain is a market leader in Oracle and Java based application development solution and services to businesses in Malaysia. The solutions provided cover a broad range of industries, ranging from the telecommunications, education and manufacturing sectors.The company is looking into expanding their operations and you have been employed to provide client support and also to continuously improve the "MYSTICZ" Solution Suite. The software application provides end-to-end solution for manufacturing, logistics and telecommunications companies.

Meanwhile, you are also working with some of your ex-classmates from MMU on a mobile game that is similar to Flappy Bird.Your friends and you intend to release the game on the Google Play Marketplace within the next 6 months.

Discuss on (1) what are the Intellectual Property considerations that Purple Rain should take into consideration (assuming that the company has taken no previous effort in protecting it's Intellectual Property) and (2) should you or shouldn't you attempt to protect your own Intellectual Property and if so, how would you go about it?