“Intellectual Property” is about monopolisation and exploitation; in Real Life® it has zippo to do with improving the lot of an inventor, even less to do with the greater good of mankind or anything majestic like that.

Perhaps she wishes to switch to a religious career?

As an Atheist or Mithraist (Roman) she would probably do fine... she probably hasn't accumulated enough chutzpah to make a passable imam khatib?