Case Study: Leading Global Building Materials Company achieves end-to-end IP protection, control, and visibility with Vera

Leading global building materials company defending intellectual property, customer data, and brand assets end-to-end across the business

Leading Global Building Materials Company, owner of more than 100 patents and with IP protection listed among its top priorities in its 10‑K and 20‑F filings, faced a critical challenge: CAD designs and other sensitive files were stored in SharePoint and shared via ShareFile without any way to protect or track them once distributed. To address this, the company evaluated vendors and engaged Vera as a potential DRM solution.

After a three‑month proof‑of‑concept and competitive bake‑off, the company selected Vera and integrated Vera with SharePoint to automate protection of sensitive files on upload and when shared with partners. The deployment eliminated reliance on point solutions like ShareFile and FTP, and gave the company persistent control and visibility into its most sensitive IP.